2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–13 (10–6 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSt. Ursula Academy Gymnasium
2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000361  .973
No. 19 South Florida133 .813268  .765
UCF124 .7502211  .667
Cincinnati106 .6251913  .594
Houston97 .5632012  .625
Wichita State97 .5631417  .452
East Carolina79 .4381615  .516
Tulane511 .3131417  .452
Memphis511 .3131020  .333
SMU412 .2501020  .333
Temple313 .1881219  .387
Tulsa313 .1881021  .323
2018 American Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fifth for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by ninth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium while their normal on-campus home of Fifth Third Arena was closed for renovation. They finished the season 19–13, 10–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They received an at-large bid Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Michigan State.

Cincinnati announced on March 21 that Elliott would not return after 9 seasons as head coach. She finish at Cincinnati with a 9-year record of 113–162.