2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
C-USA tournament champions
NCAA women's tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record24–9 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Collins
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Brittany Parker
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
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 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by fifth-year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in C-USA play, to finish in second place. They won the Conference USA tournament for the second year in a row and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by Oregon State in the first round.

On March 27, Michelle Clark-Heard resigned from Western Kentucky to accept the head coaching job at Cincinnati. She finished with a five-year record of 154–48.