The 2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by thirteenth-year head coach Rick Insell, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 18–13, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament to Rice. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Ball State in the first round.
Previous season The team finished the season 23–11, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to Southern Miss. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Morehead State and Wake Forest in the first and second rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the third round.
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP N/A Coaches + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking No change (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked
See also 2017–18 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
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