The 2017–18 Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Bulldogs were coming off a runner-up finish to fellow SEC team South Carolina in the NCAA tournament.
By beating Louisville 73-63 in overtime in the Final Four, Mississippi State played Notre Dame for the national championship; however, the Bulldogs were denied the title again, falling short 61–58 on a last-second three-pointer by Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Notes 00 G Jackson, MS Graduated 3 F Conyers, GA Graduated 13 F Temple, TX Graduated 45 C Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#660000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
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Rankings
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
See also 2017–18 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
References