2017–18 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 26–10 (11–5 SEC) |
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Home arena | Reed Arena |
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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 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who was in his fifteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and played in its sixth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Drake and DePaul in the first and second rounds before losing to Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen.
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 20T | 20T | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17T | 17 | 15 | 14 | Not released |
Coaches | RV | 25^ | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21т | 22 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
Schedule and Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/06/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 20 | Oklahoma City | W 86–35 | Reed Arena (2,703) College Station, TX | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 6:00 pm |
No. 20 | Houston Preseason WNIT First Round |
W 83–65 | 1–0 |
Reed Arena (3,085) College Station, TX | ||||||
11/12/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 20 | Louisiana Preseason WNIT quarterfinals |
W 83–62 | 2–0 |
Reed Arena (2,867) College Station, TX | ||||||
11/16/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 19 | No. 10 Oregon Preseason WNIT semifinals |
L 68–83 | 2–1 |
Reed Arena (3,315) College Station, TX | ||||||
11/22/2017* 6:00 pm |
No. 19 | Little Rock | W 66–49 | 3–1 |
Reed Arena (3,123) College Station, TX | ||||||
11/26/2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW |
No. 19 | at Texas Tech | W 90–56 | 4–1 |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,047) Lubbock, TX | ||||||
11/28/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 18 | Prairie View A&M | W 98–70 | 5–1 |
Reed Arena (2,815) College Station, TX | ||||||
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 18 | Rice | W 82–76 | 6–1 |
Reed Arena (3,009) College Station, TX | ||||||
12/03/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 18 | No. 11 West Virginia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
L 50–76 | 6–2 |
Reed Arena (3,391) College Station, TX | ||||||
12/06/2017* 11:00 am, SECN |
No. 21 | TCU Maggie Dixon Classic |
W 71–58 | 7–2 |
Reed Arena (7,180) College Station, TX | ||||||
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm |
No. 21 | Central Arkansas | W 72–61 | 8–2 |
Reed Arena (3,886) College Station, TX | ||||||
12/15/2017* 9:00 pm, P12N |
No. 19 | at USC | W 75–74 | 9–2 |
Galen Center (508) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
12/20/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 19 | vs. Hawaii Duel in the Desert |
W 103–59 | 10–2 |
Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
12/21/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 19 | vs. No. 10 Oregon Duel in the Desert |
L 62–84 | 10–3 |
Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
12/28/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 22 | SMU | W 79–57 | 11–3 |
Reed Arena (4,316) College Station, TX | ||||||
Conference Games | |||||||||||
12/31/2017 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 22 | at No. 4 South Carolina | L 59–61 | 11–4 (0–1) |
Colonial Life Arena (13,431) Columbia, SC | ||||||
01/04/2018 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 19 | Kentucky | W 74–70 | 12–4 (1–1) |
Reed Arena (3,662) College Station, TX | ||||||
01/07/2018 2:00 pm |
No. 19 | at Auburn | W 82–73 | 13–4 (2–1) |
Auburn Arena (1,980) Auburn, AL | ||||||
01/11/2018 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 17 | No. 6 Tennessee | W 79–76 OT | 14–4 (3–1) |
Reed Arena (5,043) College Station, TX | ||||||
01/14/2018 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 17 | Georgia | L 84–92 OT | 14–5 (3–2) |
Reed Arena (4,702) College Station, TX | ||||||
01/18/2016 7:00 pm |
No. 16 | Alabama | W 73–54 | 15–5 (4–2) |
Coleman Coliseum (2,117) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
01/22/2018 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 15 | LSU | W 69–59 | 16–5 (5–2) |
Reed Arena (3,506) College Station, TX | ||||||
01/28/2018 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 15 | at Vanderbilt | W 91–67 | 17–5 (6–2) |
Memorial Gymnasium (3,009) Nashville, TN | ||||||
02/01/2018 5:30 pm, SECN |
No. 14 | at No. 12 Tennessee | L 67–82 | 17–6 (6–3) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,841) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
02/04/2018 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 14 | Auburn | W 78–59 | 18–6 (7–3) |
Reed Arena (5,127) College Station, TX | ||||||
02/08/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 14 | Ole Miss | W 83–54 | 19–6 (8–3) |
Reed Arena (3,252) College Station, TX | ||||||
02/11/2018 2:00 pm |
No. 14 | at LSU | L 78–80 | 19–7 (8–4) |
Maravich Center (2,103) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
02/15/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 17 | Florida | W 85–80 | 20–7 (9–4) |
Reed Arena (4,000) College Station, TX | ||||||
02/18/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 17 | at No. 2 Mississippi State | L 55–76 | 20–8 (9–5) |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,933) Starkville, MS | ||||||
02/22/2018 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 17 | at Arkansas | W 104–60 | 21–8 (10–5) |
Bud Walton Arena (1,375) Fayettveille, AR | ||||||
02/25/2018 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 17 | No. 11 Missouri | W 82–63 | 22–8 (11–5) |
Reed Arena (6,627) College Station, TX | ||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/01/2018 2:30 pm, SECN |
(5) No. 15 | vs. (13) Arkansas Second Round |
W 82–52 | 23–8 |
Bridgestone Arena (3,889) Nashville, TN | ||||||
03/02/2018 2:30 pm, SECN |
(5) No. 15 | vs. (4) No. 24 LSU Quarterfinals |
W 75–69 | 24–8 |
Bridgestone Arena (6,344) Nashville, TN | ||||||
03/03/2018 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
(5) No. 15 | vs. (1) No. 2 Mississippi State Semifinals |
L 55–70 | 24–9 |
Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/16/2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 S) No. 14 | (13 S) Drake First Round |
W 89–76 | 25–9 |
Reed Arena (2,835) College Station, TX | ||||||
03/18/2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 S) No. 14 | (5 S) DePaul Second Round |
W 80–79 | 26–9 |
Reed Arena (3,162) College Station, TX | ||||||
03/24/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN |
(4 S) No. 14 | vs. (1 S) No. 5 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen |
L 84–90 | 26–10 |
Spokane Arena Spokane, WA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane Region. All times are in Central Time. |