2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team
The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.
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NCAA Women's Tournament, second round | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 21–11 (11–7 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Baylor † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
Previous season
For the 2016-17 season, Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA women's tournament, instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/29/2017* 5:00 pm |
East Central | W 110–46 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (864) Stillwater, OK | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 11:00 am |
Incarnate Word | W 86–35 | 1–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ |
Wichita State | W 91–67 | 2–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 80–38 | 3–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm |
Northwestern State | W 78–44 | 4–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
11/23/2017* 3:00 pm |
vs. South Dakota Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 76–68 | 5–0 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/24/2017* 3:00 pm |
vs. No. 12 Tennessee Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
L 69–79 | 5–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/30/2017* 7:00 pm |
Southern | W 94–66 | 6–1 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
L 76–79 | 6–2 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,138) Starkville, MS | |||||||
12/08/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 7 UCLA | W 87–72 | 7–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
12/19/2017* 5:00 pm |
USC Upstate | W 108–71 | 8–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
12/21/2017* 7:00 pm |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 112–58 | 9–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/28/2017 6:30 pm |
No. 24 | at Texas Tech | W 98–57 | 10–2 (1–0) |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,371) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
12/31/2017 2:00 pm |
No. 24 | Kansas State | W 76–68 | 11–2 (2–0) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 20 | at No. 8 Texas | L 79–84 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,240) Austin, TX | ||||||
01/07/2018 4:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 20 | Oklahoma Bedlam Series |
W 96–82 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN |
No. 20 | at Kansas State | L 64–80 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Bramlage Coliseum (4,041) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
01/17/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 24 | No. 17 West Virginia | W 79–73 | 13–4 (4–2) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/20/2018 12:00 pm, FSN |
No. 24 | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series |
W 70–67 | 14–4 (5–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,529) Norman, OK | ||||||
01/24/2018 8:00 pm, FSN |
No. 19 | Iowa State | L 69–78 | 14–5 (5–3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/27/2018 1:00 pm |
No. 19 | Texas Tech | W 80–62 | 15–5 (6–3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
01/31/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW |
No. 23 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 64–77 | 15–6 (6–4) |
Ferrell Center (5,260) Waco, TX | ||||||
02/03/2018 7:30 pm |
No. 23 | Kansas | W 92–63 | 16–6 (7–4) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW |
No. 22 | at No. 24 TCU | W 71–54 | 17–6 (8–4) |
Schollmaier Arena (3,125) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
02/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv |
No. 22 | at Iowa State | W 81–73 | 18–6 (9–4) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,148) Ames, IA | ||||||
02/13/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK+ |
No. 21 | No. 3 Baylor | L 45–87 | 18–7 (9–5) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 21 | No. 6 Texas | L 62–77 | 18–8 (9–6) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 25 | at Kansas | L 59–66 | 18–9 (9–7) |
Allen Fieldhouse (2,059) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
02/24/2018 12:00 pm |
No. 25 | at West Virginia | W 79–69 | 19–9 (10–7) |
WVU Coliseum (4,058) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
02/26/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
TCU | W 85–72 | 20–9 (11–7) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
Big 12 Conference tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2018 8:30 pm, FSN |
(3) | vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals |
L 60–69 | 20–10 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(9 KC) | vs. (8 KC) Syracuse First Round |
W 84–57 | 21–10 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||
03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(9 KC) | at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Second Round |
L 56–71 | 21–11 |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,881) Starkville, MS | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | N/A |
Coaches | NR | N/A | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "Oklahoma State Cowgirls Roster". Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".