2017–18 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team
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NCAA Women's Tournament, first round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 24 |
Record | 19–10 (11–5 SEC) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Mississippi State | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 37 | – | 2 | .949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 South Carolina † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Georgia | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Tennessee | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Missouri | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas A&M | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 LSU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 SEC tournament winner As of April 1, 2018 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2017–18 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team will represent Louisiana State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Nikki Fargas, will play their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. As a 4th seed, they lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where got upset by Central Michigan in the first round.
Roster[edit]
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Schedule and results[edit]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2017* 2:00 pm |
Mississippi College | W 96–34 | Maravich Center (603) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 4:30 pm, CST |
at No. 23 South Florida | L 55–61 | 0–1 |
USF Sun Dome (4,192) Tampa, FL | |||||||
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 84–56 | 1–1 |
Maravich Center (2,353) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
11/15/2017* 8:00 pm |
at Northern Colorado | L 50–58 | 1–2 |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,180) Greeley, CO | |||||||
11/21/2017* 7:00 pm |
Nicholls State | W 65–50 | 2–2 |
Maravich Center (1,665) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
11/24/2017* 5:30 pm |
vs. No. 2 Texas South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
L 66–75 | 2–3 |
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV | |||||||
11/25/2017* 10:00 pm |
vs. Saint Louis South Point Thanksgiving Shootout |
W 71–59 | 3–3 |
South Point Arena Enterprise, NV | |||||||
11/30/2017* 6:30 pm, FSSW+ |
at Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 48–40 | 4–3 |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,303) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
12/10/2017* 2:00 pm, CST |
at Tulane | W 73–50 | 5–3 |
Fogleman Arena (1,242) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/17/2017* 2:00 pm |
Louisiana | W 60–45 | 6–3 |
Maravich Center (2,011) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
12/20/2017* 6:30 pm, CST |
at Little Rock | W 56–37 | 7–3 |
Jack Stephens Center (1,724) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
12/27/2017* 6:30 pm |
Sam Houston State | W 71–58 | 8–3 |
Maravich Center (1,746) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
12/31/2017 3:00 pm, SECN |
Vanderbilt | W 85–65 | 9–3 (1–0) |
Maravich Center (2,020) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
01/04/2018 7:00 pm |
at No. 16 Missouri | W 69–65 | 10–3 (2–0) |
Mizzou Arena (3,253) Columbia, MO | |||||||
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 Mississippi State | L 70–83 | 10–4 (2–1) |
Maravich Center (2,525) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
01/11/2018 7:00 pm |
at Alabama | L 51–65 | 10–5 (2–2) |
Coleman Coliseum (2,323) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
01/14/2018 12:00 pm, SECN |
at Florida | W 66–59 | 11–5 (3–2) |
O'Connell Center (1,332) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
01/18/2018 7:00 pm |
Auburn | W 59–56 | 12–5 (4–2) |
Maravich Center (1,765) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
01/22/2018 6:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 15 Texas A&M | L 59–69 | 12–6 (4–3) |
Reed Arena (3,506) College Station, TX | |||||||
01/28/2018 12:00 pm, SECN |
No. 10 Tennessee | W 70–59 | 13–6 (5–3) |
Maravich Center (4,333) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/01/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 17 Georgia | W 71–60 | 14–6 (6–3) |
Maravich Center (1,805) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/04/2018 11:00 am, SECN |
at Kentucky | W 72–70 | 15–6 (7–3) |
Rupp Arena (4,521) Lexington, KY | |||||||
02/08/2018 6:00 pm |
at Auburn | L 62–70 | 15–7 (7–4) |
Auburn Arena (1,916) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/11/2018 2:00 pm |
No. 14 Texas A&M | W 80–78 | 16–7 (8–4) |
Maravich Center (2,013) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/15/2018 7:00 pm |
Ole Miss | W 84–55 | 17–7 (9–4) |
Maravich Center (1,759) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/18/2018 2:00 pm |
at Arkansas | W 62–57 | 18–7 (10–4) |
Bud Walton Arena (2,485) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/22/2018 5:30 pm, SECN |
No. 24 | at No. 7 South Carolina | L 48–57 | 18–8 (10–5) |
Colonial Life Arena (12,385) Columbia, SC | ||||||
02/25/2018 2:00 pm |
No. 24 | Alabama | W 79–78 OT | 19–8 (11–5) |
Maravich Center (3,016) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2018 2:30 pm, SECN |
(4) No. 24 | vs. (5) No. 15 Texas A&M Quarterfinals |
L 69–75 | 19–9 |
Bridgestone Arena (6,344) Nashville, TN | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 10:00 am, ESPN2 |
(6 S) No. 24 | vs. (11 S) Central Michigan First Round |
L 69–78 | 19–10 |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Spokane Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Source:[1]
Rankings[edit]
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season |
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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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | N/A |
Coaches | RV | N/A | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
References[edit]
- ^ "LSU Lady Tigers basketball schedule". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2017.