The Wildcats finished the 2016 – 17 season 23 – 9 overall and 16 – 2 in conference play . They shared the Southland Conference Regular Season championship with Central Arkansas . The Wildcats , in their fourth and final year of transition from NCAA Division I to NCAA Division II , were ineligible to participate in the Southland Conference Tournament and the NCAA Division I Women 's Tournament . They were selected to participate in the WNIT winning against Oklahoma State and losing to SMU
Southland Conference Tournament
2017 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team