2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball
OVC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, first round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
Record31–4 (18–0 OVC)
Head coach
  • Bart Brooks (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jamey Givens
  • Amy Malo
  • Karmen Graham
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2017–18 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Belmont180 1.000314  .886
UT Martin135 .7221915  .559
SIU Edwardsville135 .7221715  .531
Morehead State126 .6672111  .656
Jacksonville State126 .6671912  .613
Austin Peay99 .5001614  .533
Southeast Missouri State99 .5001417  .452
Murray State711 .3891119  .367
Eastern Kentucky513 .278819  .296
Tennessee Tech414 .222722  .241
Tennessee State414 .222621  .222
Eastern Illinois216 .111326  .103
2018 OVC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by first-year head coach Bart Brooks, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 31–4, 18–0 in OVC play, to win the OVC regular season. They won the OVC women's tournament by defeating UT Martin and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Duke in the first round. With 31 wins, they finished with most wins in school history.