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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 19 South Florida 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
UCF 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
Cincinnati 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Houston 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Wichita State 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
East Carolina 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 11   .313 14 17   .452
Memphis 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
SMU 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Temple 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Tulsa 3 13   .188 10 21   .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.