2017–18 Utah Utes women's basketball team
The 2017–18 Utah Utes women's basketball team represents the University of Utah during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by third year head coach Lynne Roberts, play their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Colorado. They received an automatic to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UNLV in the first round before losing to Kansas State in the second round.
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WNIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 18–14 (8–10 Pac–12) |
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Home arena | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oregon † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Stanford | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Oregon State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of 26 March 2018 Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
They finished the season 16–15, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to UC Davis in the first round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2017* 11:00 am |
Carroll (MT) | W 70–46 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 5:30 pm |
Nevada | W 87–61 | 1–0 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,659) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
11/13/2017* 6:00 pm |
at Alabama | L 60–65 | 1–1 |
Coleman Coliseum (2,035) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm |
at Weber State Old Oquirrh Bucket |
W 85–58 | 2–1 |
Dee Events Center (686) Ogden, UT | |||||||
11/20/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Purdue | W 81–68 | 3–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,887) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
11/24/2017* 3:30 pm |
Incarnate Word | W 90–31 | 4–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,104) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
11/27/2017* 6:00 pm |
Texas–Arlington | W 71–41 | 5–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (917) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
12/02/2017* 2:30 pm, P12N |
Saint Mary's | W 74–63 | 6–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,086) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
12/05/2017* 6:00 pm |
Pepperdine | W 89–65 | 7–1 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,308) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm |
at BYU First Desert Duel/Old Oquirrh Bucket |
L 68–77 | 7–2 |
Marriott Center (1,189) Provo, UT | |||||||
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm |
at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket |
W 79–44 | 8–2 |
Smith Spectrum (666) Logan, UT | |||||||
12/21/2017* 1:00 pm |
Oral Roberts | W 71–50 | 9–2 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (933) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
12/29/2017 6:00 pm |
Arizona | W 89–55 | 10–2 (1–0) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,828) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
12/31/2017 12:00 pm |
Arizona State | L 81–83 | 10–3 (1–1) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,463) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
01/05/2018 7:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | W 74–65 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,746) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/07/2018 12:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | W 79–77 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Beasley Coliseum (776) Pullman, WA | |||||||
01/12/2018 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 UCLA | L 74–81 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,281) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
01/14/2018 12:00 pm, P12N |
USC | L 47–58 | 12–5 (3–3) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,574) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
01/19/2018 11:00 am |
at No. 22 Arizona State | W 58–56 | 13–5 (4–3) |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,787) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
01/21/2018 12:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona | W 80–56 | 14–5 (5–3) |
McKale Center (1,357) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
01/26/2018 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 17 Oregon State | L 58–69 | 14–6 (5–4) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,566) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
01/28/2018 12:00 pm, P12N |
No. 7 Oregon | L 68–84 | 14–7 (5–5) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,728) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
02/01/2018 7:00 pm, P12N |
Colorado | L 65–69 | 14–8 (5–6) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,812) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
02/04/2018 12:00 pm, P12N |
at Colorado | W 78–74 | 15–8 (6–6) |
Coors Events Center (1,591) Boulder, CO | |||||||
02/09/2018 8:00 pm |
at No. 17 Stanford | L 49–70 | 15–9 (6–7) |
Maples Pavilion (3,200) Stanford, CA | |||||||
02/11/2018 3:00 pm |
at California | L 73–84 | 15–10 (6–8) |
Haas Pavilion (2,507) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
02/16/2018 7:00 pm, P12N |
Washington State | W 54–50 | 16–10 (7–8) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,149) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
02/18/2018 2:00 pm, P12N |
Washington | W 81–46 | 17–10 (8–8) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,927) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, P12N |
at USC | L 52–53 OT | 17–11 (8–9) |
Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
02/24/2018 3:00 pm |
at UCLA | L 71–78 OT | 17–12 (8–10) |
Pauley Pavilion (3,866) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/01/2018 12:30 pm, P12N |
(8) | vs. (9) Colorado First Round |
L 56–66 | 17–13 |
KeyArena Seattle, WA | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
03/15/2018* 7:00 pm |
UNLV First Round |
W 78–68 | 18–13 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (497) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
03/18/2018* 4:00 pm |
at Kansas State Second Round |
L 57–74 | 18–14 |
Bramlage Coliseum (1,328) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
References
- "University of Utah Athletics" (PDF). UtahUtes.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- "Utah Utes Women's Basketball - Utes News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- Utah Utes. "Utah Utes on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- "University of Utah Athletics". UtahUtes.com. Retrieved February 24, 2018.