The 2017–18 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cyclones were coached by

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, who was in his twenty-third season at Iowa State. They played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Texas.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 18-13, 9-9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They fell to

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in the

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. The team was able to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed at-large team. They lost to

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in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament

Departures

2018–19 team recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

References

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