The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represents
Ohio University during the
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 10, 2017 and ended with the Final Four title game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on April 1, 2018. Practices officially began in September 29, 2017.
Season headlin ...
. The Bobcats, led by fifth year head coach
Bob Boldon
Robert John Boldon (born May 1, 1975) is an American women's basketball coach and former basketball player. He is the current head Ohio Bobcats women's basketball, women's basketball coach at Ohio University. He previously held the same position ...
, play its home games at the
Convocation Center
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in
Athens, Ohio
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as a member of the
Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in
MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the
MAC women's tournament where they lost to Miami (OH).
Preseason
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 25, 2017. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
''(First place votes in parentheses)''
East Division
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Buffalo (10) 69
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Kent State
Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...
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Miami 40
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Bowling Green 23
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Akron 21
West Division
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Central Michigan (10) 70
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Toledo
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* Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain
* Province of Toledo, Spain
* Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States
Toledo may also refer to:
Places Belize
* Toledo District
* Toledo Settlement
Bolivia
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Ball State
Ball State University (Ball State, State or BSU) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis.
On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers, industrialists and founders of the Ball C ...
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Western Michigan 32
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Northern Illinois 29
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Eastern Michigan 15
Regular-season champion
Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)
Tournament champs
Central Michigan (9), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Western Michigan (1)
Preseason All-MAC
Source
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Roster
Schedule
Awards and honors
Weekly awards
All-MAC awards
Source
See also
*2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Saul Phillips (basketball), Saul Phillips, played their home ...
References
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Ohio Bobcats women's basketball seasons
Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
The Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East Division competing in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( ...
Ohio Bobcats women's basketball
The Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team is an intercollegiate varsity sports program of Ohio University. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East Division competing in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( ...