2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers were led by seventh-year head coach Keeshawn Davenport and played their home games at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 11–7 in Southland play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament to Abilene Christian.

Previous season
The Privateers finished the season 14–15 overall and 9–9 in Southland play, to finish in fifth place. Their season ended when they lost in the first round of the Southland women's tournament.

Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=";"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=";"| Southland regular season

!colspan=9 style=";"| Southland women's tournament