The 2017–18 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bruins, led by seventh year head coach

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, played their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and are members of the

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. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament in which they defeated American and Creighton in the first and second rounds, respectively. They went on to defeat Texas in the Sweet Sixteen and advance to the program's first Elite Eight since 1999. They lost to Mississippi State in the Elite Eight.

Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Two human polls make up the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Notable events Stanford failed to be in the top 25 in the AP Poll releas ...

Notes

* Jan. 29 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Player of the Week * Feb. 27 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings named to the All-Pac-12 and All-Defensive teams. Michaela Onyenwere was named to the All-Freshman team and junior Kennedy Burke was honorable mention All-Pac-12 and honorable mention All-Defensive team * March 25 – Jordin Canada and Monique Billings were named to the NCAA Tournament Kansas City Region All-Regional team

References

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