2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–10 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB133 .813277  .794
Western Kentucky124 .750249  .727
Rice106 .6252310  .697
Louisiana Tech106 .6251912  .613
Middle Tennessee106 .6251813  .581
Charlotte106 .6251416  .467
UTEP79 .4381714  .548
Florida Atlantic79 .4381315  .464
Southern Miss79 .4381515  .500
North Texas610 .3751714  .548
UTSA610 .375921  .300
Old Dominion610 .375823  .258
FIU511 .313821  .276
Marshall313 .188920  .310
2018 C-USA tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to UAB. They revived an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing to New Mexico in the second round.