PHILADELPHIA OCT. 15, 2017 -- Senior Kitija Laksa was unanimously picked to the Preseason American Athletic All-Conference first team, while Laura Ferreira was named to the second team, USF women's basketball under the helm of head coach Jose Fernandez WAS picked to finish second in the preseason poll.
Ranked as high as 18 in preseason top-25 publications, USF was voted second in the conference with 111 points, and earned one first place vote. The 111 points is the program's highest poll total in league history. Just UConn was picked ahead of the Bulls, who won the 2018 AAC trophy and qualified to the Final Four.