2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by tenth year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 29–7, 12–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Tennessee, Georgia and Mississippi State to win the SEC women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They defeated North Carolina A&T and Virginia in the first and second rounds, Buffalo in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in the elite eight.

2017–18 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record29–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
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
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