2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–10 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2017–18 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 13 3   .813 27 7   .794
Western Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Rice 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
Louisiana Tech 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Middle Tennessee 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Charlotte 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
UTEP 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 13 15   .464
Southern Miss 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
North Texas 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
UTSA 6 10   .375 9 21   .300
Old Dominion 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
FIU 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
Marshall 3 13   .188 9 20   .310
2018 C-USA tournament winner
As of 20 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–10, 10–6 in C-USA play to finish in a 4 way tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to UAB. They revived an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing to New Mexico in the second round.