2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–14 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Steven Fennelly
  • KK Armstrong
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake180 1.000268  .765
Missouri State153 .8332112  .636
Northern Iowa135 .7221914  .576
Southern Illinois117 .6111714  .548
Indiana State99 .5001119  .367
Illinois State810 .4441416  .467
Bradley612 .3331318  .419
Valparaiso513 .2781318  .419
Loyola–Chicago513 .278723  .233
Evansville018 .000327  .100
2018 MVC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018

The 2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.