The 2017–18 Harvard Crimson women's basketball team represented Harvard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson, led by 36th-year head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, played their home games at the Lavietes Pavilion in Boston, Massachusetts and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 18–11, 10–4 in Ivy League, play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Penn. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Fordham in the first round.
Previous season The Crimson finished the 2016–17 season 21–6, 8–6 in Ivy League play, to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Ivy women's tournament to Princeton. They were invited to the WNIT, where they defeated New Hampshire in the first round before losing to St. John's in the second round.
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
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See also 2017–18 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team
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