The 2017–18 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2017–18. The Cardinals, led by sixth-year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 25–7, 13–5 in MAC play, to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Western Michigan. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first round before losing in the second round to Purdue.
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
+ Regular-season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP RV RV RV N/A Coaches N/A RV RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes
See also 2017–18 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
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