The 2017–18 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Ducks, led by fourth-year head coach

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, played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena as members of the

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. They finished the season 33–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win the Pac-12 regular season title. They also won the Pac-12 women's tournament for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Seattle and Minnesota in the first and second rounds, Central Michigan in the sweet sixteen before falling to Notre Dame in the elite eight. With 33 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

Offseason

Departures

In addition to the departing players, assistant

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left after the 2016–17 season to become the head coach at

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, located in her hometown of Phoenix.

Incoming transfer

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

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