2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team

2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record15–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Tandez
  • John McGinty
  • Maria Kasza
Home arenaConvocation Center
2017–18 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 16 2   .889 29 6   .829
Miami (OH) 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Ohio 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Kent State 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Bowling Green 3 15   .167 11 19   .367
Akron 3 15   .167 9 21   .300
West
Central Michigan 17 1   .944 30 5   .857
Ball State 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
Western Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
2018 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2018

The 2017–18 Northern Illinois Huskies women's basketball team represented Northern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third-year head coach Lisa Carlsen, played their home games at the Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 15–15, 7–11 in MAC play, to finish in fifth place in the West division. They lost in the first round of the MAC women's tournament to Eastern Michigan.