2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team

2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record26–7 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tiffany Coll
  • Nikki Flores
  • Emily Stallings
Home arenaBender Arena
2017–18 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Bucknell 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Navy 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Army 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Lehigh 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Holy Cross 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Loyola (MD) 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Lafayette 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Boston University 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Colgate 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2018 Patriot League tournament winner
As of 16 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 American Eagles women's basketball team represented American University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Megan Gebbia, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Patriot League play to win the Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament by defeating Navy and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to UCLA in the first round.