2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

2017–18 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record19–14 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Steven Fennelly
  • KK Armstrong
Home arenaMcLeod Center
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 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eleventh year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Milwaukee in the first round.