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 lost in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament to Northern Iowa.

They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

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