The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirty-second year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1][2][3] They finished the season 24–11, 14–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. They received an at-large the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast in the first and second rounds before losing to Louisville in the sweet sixteen.
2017–18 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 24–11 (14–3 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Maples Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Oregon † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Stanford | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Oregon State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of 26 March 2018 Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/04/2017* 4:00 pm |
No. 10 | UC San Diego | W 60–46 | Maples Pavilion (2,523) Stanford, CA | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/2017* 3:00 pm, BTN |
No. 10 | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 64–85 | 0–1 |
St. John Arena (5,854) Columbus, OH | ||||||
11/12/2017* 10:30 am, ESPN |
No. 10 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Countdown to Columbus/Rivalry |
L 53–78 | 0–2 |
Nationwide Arena (9,711) Columbus, OH | ||||||
11/17/2017* 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | UC Riverside | W 53–43 | 1–2 |
Maples Pavilion (2,266) Stanford, CA | ||||||
11/19/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 14 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 57–34 | 2–2 |
Maples Pavilion (2,238) Stanford, CA | ||||||
11/23/2017* 5:30 pm |
No. 14 | vs. Kent State Play4Kay Shootout Quarterfinals |
W 79–54 | 3–2 |
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,207) Paradise, NV | ||||||
11/24/2017* 8:00 pm |
No. 14 | vs. Belmont Play4Kay Shootout Semifinals |
W 74–53 | 4–2 |
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,221) Paradise, NV | ||||||
11/25/2017* 8:00 pm |
No. 14 | vs. No. 9 Ohio State Play4Kay Shootout Championship |
L 82–94 OT | 4–3 |
Mandalay Bay Events Center (1,232) Paradise, NV | ||||||
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 16 | at San Francisco | W 86–66 | 5–3 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (775) San Francisco, CA | ||||||
12/03/2017* 11:00 am, FS1 |
No. 16 | at No. 9 Baylor | L 57–81 | 5–4 |
Ferrell Center (8,012) Waco, TX | ||||||
12/16/2017* 2:00 pm |
No. 18 | UNLV | W 74–33 | 6–4 |
Maples Pavilion (2,763) Stanford, CA | ||||||
12/18/2017* 7:00 pm |
No. 18 | Western Illinois | L 64–71 | 6–5 |
Maples Pavilion (2,254) Stanford, CA | ||||||
12/21/2017* 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 18 | No. 7 Tennessee | L 71–83 | 6–6 |
Maples Pavilion (3,084) Stanford, CA | ||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
12/29/2017 5:30 pm, P12N |
No. 11 UCLA | W 76–65 | 7–6 (1–0) |
Maples Pavilion (3,102) Stanford, CA | |||||||
12/31/2017 1:00 pm, P12N |
USC | W 72–65 | 8–6 (2–0) |
Maples Pavilion (2,494) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/05/2018 5:00 pm, P12N |
No. 24 | at Arizona | W 61–46 | 9–6 (3–0) |
McKale Center (1,452) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
01/07/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 24 | at No. 25 Arizona State | L 66–73 | 9–7 (3–1) |
Wells Fargo Arena (3,096) Tempe, AZ | ||||||
01/12/2018 6:00 pm, P12N |
Washington State | W 70–57 | 10–7 (4–1) |
Maples Pavilion (3,696) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/14/2018 3:00 pm, P12N |
Washington | W 71–45 | 11–7 (5–1) |
Maples Pavilion (3,052) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/19/2018 8:00 pm, P12N |
at USC | W 59–55 | 12–7 (6–1) |
Galen Center (882) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/21/2018 3:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 13 UCLA | L 53–64 | 12–8 (6–2) |
Pauley Pavilion (2,948) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/26/2018 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 25 Arizona State | W 74–50 | 13–8 (7–2) |
Maples Pavilion (2,905) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/28/2018 5:00 pm, P12N |
Arizona | W 79–42 | 14–8 (8–2) |
Maples Pavilion (3,136) Stanford, CA | |||||||
02/02/2018 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 24 | at No. 16 Oregon State | W 60–57 | 15–8 (9–2) |
Gill Coliseum (5,791) Corvallis, OR | ||||||
02/04/2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 24 | at No. 6 Oregon | W 78–65 | 16–8 (10–2) |
Matthew Knight Arena (5,126) Eugene, OR | ||||||
02/09/2018 7:00 pm |
No. 17 | Utah | W 70–49 | 17–8 (11–2) |
Maples Pavilion (3,200) Stanford, CA | ||||||
02/11/2018 3:00 pm, P12N |
No. 17 | Colorado | W 62–53 | 18–8 (12–2) |
Maples Pavilion (3,838) Stanford, CA | ||||||
02/15/2018 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | California | W 74–69 | 19–8 (13–2) |
Maples Pavilion (3,074) Stanford, CA | ||||||
02/17/2018 3:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | at California | L 66–78 | 19–9 (13–3) |
Haas Pavilion (4,211) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
02/23/2018 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 16 | at Washington | W 86–79 | 20–9 (14–3) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (1,848) Seattle, WA | ||||||
02/25/2018 1:00 pm, P12N |
No. 16 | at Washington State | Cancelled | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/02/2018 6:00 pm, P12N |
(2) No. 16 | vs. (7) USC Quarterfinals |
W 69–59 | 21–9 |
KeyArena Seattle, WA | ||||||
03/03/2018 8:30 pm, P12N |
(2) No. 16 | vs. (6) Arizona State Semifinals |
W 58–46 | 22–9 |
KeyArena (6,889) Seattle, WA | ||||||
03/04/2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) No. 16 | vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon Championship Game |
L 57–77 | 22–10 |
KeyArena (5,387) Seattle, WA | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 S) No. 15 | (13 L) Gonzaga First Round |
W 82–68 | 23–10 |
Maples Pavilion (2,686) Stanford, CA | ||||||
03/19/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 S) No. 15 | (12 L) Florida Gulf Coast Second Round |
W 90–70 | 24–10 |
Maples Pavilion (2,049) Stanford, CA | ||||||
03/23/2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN |
(4 S) No. 15 | vs. (1 L) No. 3 Louisville Sweet Sixteen |
L 59–86 | 24–11 |
Rupp Arena (5,715) Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region. All times are in Pacific Time. |
- The February 25th game versus Washington State cougars was cancelled due to the death of the Cougars' director of strength and conditioning David Lang.
Rankings
2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Final |
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AP | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | N/A |
Coaches | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
References
- ^ Courtesy: Stanford Athletics. "Women's Basketball History - GoStanford.com | Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Mechelle Voepel. "Stanford Cardinal Women's Basketball - Cardinal News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Stanford Cardinal. "Stanford Cardinal on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ "Stanford Athletics". GoStanford.com. Retrieved 2017-11-12.