2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 4
Record37–2 (16–0 SEC)
Head coach
  • Vic Schaefer (6th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2017–18 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Mississippi State160 1.000372  .949
No. 7 South Carolina124 .750297  .806
No. 18 Georgia124 .750267  .788
No. 12 Tennessee115 .688258  .758
No. 17 Missouri115 .688248  .750
No. 14 Texas A&M115 .6882610  .722
No. 24 LSU115 .6881910  .655
Alabama79 .4382014  .588
Kentucky610 .3751517  .469
Auburn511 .3131415  .483
Arkansas313 .1881318  .419
Florida313 .1881119  .367
Vanderbilt313 .188724  .226
Ole Miss115 .0631219  .387
2018 SEC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The Bulldogs were coming off a runner-up finish to fellow SEC team South Carolina in the NCAA tournament.

By beating Louisville 73-63 in overtime in the Final Four, Mississippi State played Notre Dame for the national championship; however, the Bulldogs were denied the title again, falling short 61–58 on a last-second three-pointer by Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale.

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