The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at

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on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017.

Season headlines

Milestones and records

* November 13 and 16 – Chastadie Barrs of Lamar recorded triple-doubles in consecutive games, making her the eighth Division I women's player to do so. First, she recorded 14 points, 10 assists, and 10 steals in a 93–62 win over

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. Barrs fell one rebound short of a quadruple-double in this game. She then recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 steals in the Cardinals' 92–49 blowout of NAIA school Southwestern Assemblies of God. * November 13 and 17 – On the night after Barrs recorded her second straight triple-double,

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matched the feat, becoming the ninth Division I women's player to do so. In the preseason WNIT, Ionescu recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in Oregon's quarterfinal against

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, followed by 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against

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in the semifinals. This gave the sophomore six triple-doubles in her career, one shy of what was then the Division I women's record of seven. * November 25 – Kelsey Mitchell of

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became the all-time Division I women's leader in made

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. Mitchell's seven three-pointers in the Buckeyes' 104–62 romp over Florida Gulf Coast gave her 402 for her career, surpassing the previous record of 398 by Connecticut's

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. * December 17 – Ionescu recorded her seventh career triple-double, tying the NCAA women's all-divisions record then held by

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(

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) and Louella Tomlinson ( Saint Mary's). She had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists in the Ducks' 90–46 blowout of Ole Miss. * December 19 – Two coaches recorded their 1,000th career wins. First, North Carolina's Sylvia Hatchell reached the milestone when the

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defeated Grambling State 79–63. Later in the evening,

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reached the milestone when

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defeated

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88–64. Auriemma became the fastest coach in either men's or women's Division I history to reach 1,000 wins, doing so in his 33rd season and 1,135th game. * December 31 – Ionescu took sole possession of the record for career triple-doubles with 24 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Ducks' 94–83 win over

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. This game was also the 500th career win for Ducks head coach

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. * January 3 – Grambling State's Shakyla Hill became the first player in Division I basketball to record a quadruple-double since

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, and the first to do so in D-I women's play since 1993. She had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals in the Lady Tigers' 93–71 win over Alabama State. * January 7 – Mercer's KeKe Calloway hit 12 three-pointers in the Bears' 86–64 win at Furman, tying a Division I women's single-game record. * January 13 – Mitchell became the 13th Division I women's player with 3,000 career points, reaching the milestone with her first two points in the Buckeyes' 77–62 win at

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. * January 27 – Mitchell became the all-time scoring leader in the

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, surpassing

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during the Buckeyes' 78–62 win over

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. * February 1 – Chattanooga's Jim Foster became the eighth NCAA women's coach and the seventh in Division I with 900 career wins, reaching the mark with a 58–41 win over

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. * February 3 – In a more ignominious milestone, Chicago State set a new Division I women's record with its 59th consecutive loss, reaching the mark with a 59–43 home loss to Grand Canyon. * February 17 – Oregon's Ruthy Hebard set a new Division I women's record for consecutive field goals made, going 12-for-12 in the Ducks' 80–74 double-overtime win over

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to finish the game with an ongoing streak of 30. The previous record of 28 was set in 1998 by Southern Utah's Myndee Kay Larsen. * February 19 – Hebard made her first three basket attempts in Oregon's 101–94 overtime win over

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, ending with a streak of 33 consecutive field goals, the NCAA Division I record for a player of either sex. She had entered the game even with Yale's Brandon Sherrod, who had a streak of 30 in 2016. * March 16 – Ionescu recorded her sixth triple-double of the season in Oregon's 88–45 first-round NCAA tournament win over

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with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. This matched the single-season Division I triple-double record, previously accomplished by Danielle Carson of

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in 1985–86, and also in men's play by BYU's

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in both 2014–15 and 2015–16. It was also the 16th triple-double in Division I women's tournament history, and the first since Iowa's

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. * March 17 – UConn crushed Saint Francis (PA) 140–52 in the first round of the NCAA tournament, setting a new scoring record for a Division I women's tournament game. The only team to score more points in a Division I tournament game was the Loyola Marymount men, who scored 149 in a

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game against

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Conference membership changes

Three schools joined new conferences for the 2017–18 season. In addition to the schools changing conferences, the 2017–18 season was the last for four schools in their then-current conferences: *

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left the

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for the Summit League. *

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and

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respectively left the

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and

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(ASUN) to become members of the

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. *

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left the Big South to join the ASUN.

Arenas

New arenas

* DePaul played its first season at

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, which replaced McGrath–Phillips Arena (though the DePaul women's volleyball team continues to use the older venue). *

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played its first season at the

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, replacing

Fleisher Center The Estelle & Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center is a 1,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Built in 1967, it was the home of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders men's and women's basketball, volleyball, fencing a ...

. *

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began the season at the Retriever Activities Center, the team's home since 1973, but the school opened the new

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in February 2018. The new facility opened on February 3 with the UMBC men hosting Vermont; the women's first game there was on February 8 against Binghamton. * Wofford played its first season at

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, replacing Benjamin Johnson Arena.

Arenas closing

* Elon played its final season at Alumni Gym, which opened in 1950 for the Elon men's team and had housed the women's team since its first season of 1971–72. The school opened the new Schar Center, with more than three times the capacity of Alumni Gym, for the 2018 women's volleyball season (which precedes the basketball season).

Temporary arenas

Four Division I women's teams played the 2017–18 season in temporary homes due to renovation of their current venues. A fifth played in a temporary home following the demolition of its previous venue to accommodate a new arena. *

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, which normally plays at the on-campus

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, played most of its home games at the gymnasium of nearby Catholic girls' school St. Ursula Academy, also taking some games to the nearby campus of local community college

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. *

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renovated Hofheinz Pavilion, which was renamed

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upon its reopening. The renovated venue was expected to open by the start of the 2018–19 season, but construction delays pushed back the reopening to December 2018. The Cougars played at Texas Southern's

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, and continued to play there until Fertitta Center reopened. * Northwestern played at Beardsley Gym on the campus of

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while

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was being renovated. * Robert Morris closed the Charles L. Sewall Center, home to the Colonials since 1985, in June 2017. The

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, under construction at the Sewall Center site, was scheduled to open in the middle of the 2018–19 basketball season. Until that time, the Colonials played home games at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, which opened in September 2017 at the university's

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as part of the UPMC Events Center project. (Later construction delays pushed back the opening of the UPMC Events Center to the 2019–20 season.) * Villanova played at its former on-campus home of Jake Nevin Field House during renovations to its normal home of The Pavilion, which was renamed

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when it reopened for 2018–19.

Preseason polls

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Regular season

Early preseason tournament

Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I

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s ends its

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with a

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. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Award winners

All-America teams

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the

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(AP), the

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(NABC), the ''

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'', and the

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(USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team. Of the major selectors in women's basketball, the AP and USBWA divide their selections into separate teams, but the 2017–18 season was the first in which the USBWA did so. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the

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(WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize ''Sporting News'' as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

Wooden Award The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award, and recognizing the ...

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Naismith Award Naismith Award is a basketball award named after James Naismith, and awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Naismith Awards include: * Naismith College Player of the Year (men's and women's; NCAA Division I basketball) * Naismith College Coach of t ...

: A'ja Wilson, South Carolina * Associated Press Player of the Year: A'ja Wilson, South Carolina *

Wade Trophy The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best upperclass women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coac ...

: A'ja Wilson, South Carolina * Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year (

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): A'ja Wilson, South Carolina *espnW National Player of the Year: A'ja Wilson, South Carolina

Major freshman of the year awards

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: Chennedy Carter,

* WBCA Freshman of the Year: Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M * espnW Freshman of the Year: Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M

Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year:

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, Notre Dame *

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* WBCA National Coach of the Year: Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State * espnW Coach of the Year: Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame

Other major awards

Nancy Lieberman Award The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, was given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit in the Award's first 14 years to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball. Sue Bi ...

(top point guard):

* Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard; inaugural award): Victoria Vivians,

* Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward; inaugural award):

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Katrina McClain Award The Katrina McClain Award is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball power forward in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after Hall of Famer Katrina McClain-Pittman, a two-t ...

(top power forward; inaugural award):

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, Oregon * Lisa Leslie Award (top center; inaugural award):

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, Connecticut * Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year (inaugural award):

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, Mississippi State *

Senior CLASS Award The Senior CLASS Award is awarded to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in 10 NCAA Division I sports. An acronym for "Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School," the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete ...

: Gabby Williams, Connecticut *

Maggie Dixon Award The Maggie Dixon Division I Rookie Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually since 2007 to the head coach in women's college basketball in the NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I competition who achieves great success in their first year as ...

(top rookie head coach): Bart Brooks, Belmont * Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): Cherise Beynon,

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(top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Jordan Danberry, Mississippi State * Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award: Avery Marz, Saint Joseph's player