2017–18 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represents Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth year head coach Bob Boldon, play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Miami (OH).

Preseason
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 25, 2017. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

 * 1) Buffalo (10) 69
 * 2) Kent State (1) 52
 * 3) Ohio (1) 47
 * 4) Miami 40
 * 5) Bowling Green 23
 * 6) Akron 21

West Division

 * 1) Central Michigan (10) 70
 * 2) Toledo (1) 60
 * 3) Ball State (1) 46
 * 4) Western Michigan 32
 * 5) Northern Illinois 29
 * 6) Eastern Michigan 15

Regular-season champion
Central Michigan (10), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1)

Tournament champs
Central Michigan (9), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Western Michigan (1)

Preseason All-MAC
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Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC Women's Tournament

All-MAC awards
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