2017–18 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2017–18 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record21–12 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
2017–18 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drake 18 0   1.000 26 8   .765
Missouri State 15 3   .833 21 12   .636
Northern Iowa 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Southern Illinois 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Indiana State 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Illinois State 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Bradley 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Valparaiso 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Loyola–Chicago 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Evansville 0 18   .000 3 27   .100
2018 MVC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2018

The 2017–18 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by fifth year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 15–3 in MVC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.