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2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2017–18 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by seventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Syracuse in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.
Quick Facts Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball, NCAA Women's Tournament, second round ...
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 21–11 (11–7 Big 12) |
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| Home arena | Gallagher-Iba Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Baylor † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the 2016-17 season, Oklahoma State finished 17-15, 6-12 in the Big 12 and finished 7th in the conference standings. The Cowgirls were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, losing to #12 Texas. They did not make the NCAA women's tournament, instead, they were selected to be in the 2017 WNIT as an at-large bid. They played at home against Abilene Christian. They lost in the first round 56-66 in an upset against Abilene Christian.
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 10/29/2017* 5:00 pm |
East Central | W 110–46 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (864) Stillwater, OK | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/10/2017* 11:00 am |
Incarnate Word | W 86–35 | 1–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,935) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 11/14/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ |
Wichita State | W 91–67 | 2–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,543) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 80–38 | 3–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,441) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 11/19/2017* 1:00 pm |
Northwestern State | W 78–44 | 4–0 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,617) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 11/23/2017* 3:00 pm |
vs. South Dakota Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 76–68 | 5–0 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (982) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
| 11/24/2017* 3:00 pm |
vs. No. 12 Tennessee Women's Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
L 69–79 | 5–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center (N/A) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
| 11/30/2017* 7:00 pm |
Southern | W 94–66 | 6–1 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,280) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 12/03/2017* 1:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
L 76–79 | 6–2 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,138) Starkville, MS | |||||||
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 7 UCLA | W 87–72 | 7–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,969) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 12/19/2017* 5:00 pm |
USC Upstate | W 108–71 | 8–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| 12/21/2017* 7:00 pm |
Louisiana–Monroe | W 112–58 | 9–2 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,686) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 12/28/2017 6:30 pm |
No. 24 | at Texas Tech | W 98–57 | 10–2 (1–0) |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,371) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
| 12/31/2017 2:00 pm |
No. 24 | Kansas State | W 76–68 | 11–2 (2–0) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,277) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 01/03/2018 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 20 | at No. 8 Texas | L 79–84 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (3,240) Austin, TX | ||||||
| 01/07/2018 4:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 20 | Oklahoma Bedlam Series |
W 96–82 | 12–3 (3–1) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,128) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 01/13/2018 1:00 pm, FSN |
No. 20 | at Kansas State | L 64–80 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Bramlage Coliseum (4,041) Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| 01/17/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 24 | No. 17 West Virginia | W 79–73 | 13–4 (4–2) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,520) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 01/20/2018 12:00 pm, FSN |
No. 24 | at Oklahoma Bedlam Series |
W 70–67 | 14–4 (5–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center (4,529) Norman, OK | ||||||
| 01/24/2018 8:00 pm, FSN |
No. 19 | Iowa State | L 69–78 | 14–5 (5–3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,370) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 01/27/2018 1:00 pm |
No. 19 | Texas Tech | W 80–62 | 15–5 (6–3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,825) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 01/31/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW |
No. 23 | at No. 3 Baylor | L 64–77 | 15–6 (6–4) |
Ferrell Center (5,260) Waco, TX | ||||||
| 02/03/2018 7:30 pm |
No. 23 | Kansas | W 92–63 | 16–6 (7–4) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,346) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 02/07/2018 6:30 pm, FSSW |
No. 22 | at No. 24 TCU | W 71–54 | 17–6 (8–4) |
Schollmaier Arena (3,125) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
| 02/10/2018 6:30 pm, Cyclones.tv |
No. 22 | at Iowa State | W 81–73 | 18–6 (9–4) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,148) Ames, IA | ||||||
| 02/13/2018 7:00 pm, FSOK+ |
No. 21 | No. 3 Baylor | L 45–87 | 18–7 (9–5) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,702) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm, FSOK |
No. 21 | No. 6 Texas | L 62–77 | 18–8 (9–6) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,131) Stillwater, OK | ||||||
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 25 | at Kansas | L 59–66 | 18–9 (9–7) |
Allen Fieldhouse (2,059) Lawrence, KS | ||||||
| 02/24/2018 12:00 pm |
No. 25 | at West Virginia | W 79–69 | 19–9 (10–7) |
WVU Coliseum (4,058) Morgantown, WV | ||||||
| 02/26/2018 7:00 pm, FSSW+ |
TCU | W 85–72 | 20–9 (11–7) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,563) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
| Big 12 Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/03/2018 8:30 pm, FSN |
(3) | vs. (6) West Virginia Quarterfinals |
L 60–69 | 20–10 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,676) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
| NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(9 KC) | vs. (8 KC) Syracuse First Round |
W 84–57 | 21–10 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 03/19/2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(9 KC) | at (1 KC) No. 4 Mississippi State Second Round |
L 56–71 | 21–11 |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,881) Starkville, MS | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. KC=Kansas City Region. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
More information Poll, Pre- Season ...
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | N/A | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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| Increase in ranking | ||
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes | |
| (NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- "Oklahoma State Cowgirls Roster". Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State. Retrieved February 1, 2018.