The 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by first-year head coach Kristen Gillespie, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). They finished the season 14–16, 8–10 in MVC play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Northern Iowa.
Previous season In 2016–17, the Redbirds finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in MVC play, to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Missouri Valley women's tournament
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See also 2017–18 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team
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