Schedule:
Please note: All rankings shown are the rankings of the teams on the date that they played one another
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Score | Home Team (Rank) | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-11-10 | Eastern Kentucky (260) | 73 | 72 | Rice (151) | Final | L | -1 |
| 2 | 2017-11-14 | Georgia State (117) | 75 | 54 | Rice (151) | Final | L | -21 |
| 3 | 2017-11-17 | Rice (151) | 87 | 65 | Northwestern State (301) | Final | W | 22 |
| 4 | 2017-11-20 | Rice (151) | 68 | 95 | UNLV (222) | Final | L | -27 |
| 5 | 2017-11-22 | Ole Miss (18) | 79 | 62 | Rice (252) | Final | L | -17 |
| 6 | 2017-11-25 | St. Thomas (TX) | 59 | 70 | Rice (252) | Final | W | 11 |
| 7 | 2017-11-29 | Rice (286) | 49 | 69 | Texas-Arlington (60) | Final | L | -20 |
| 8 | 2017-12-02 | UTRGV (255) | 69 | 67 | Rice (286) | Final | L | -2 |
| 9 | 2017-12-09 | Rice (315) | 62 | 81 | Stephen F. Austin (104) | Final | L | -19 |
| 10 | 2017-12-14 | St. Edward’s | 86 | 91 | Rice (321) | Final | W | 5 |
| 11 | 2017-12-16 | Rice (321) | 53 | 73 | Texas Tech (18) | Final | L | -20 |
| 12 | 2017-12-19 | Rice (320) | 69 | 78 | New Mexico (203) | Final | L | -9 |
| 13 | 2017-12-22 | Texas State (270) | 74 | 66 | Rice (320) | Final | L | -8 |
| 14 | 2017-12-28 | Rice (327) | 66 | 79 | UTSA (203) | Final | L | -13 |
| 15 | 2017-12-30 | Rice (327) | 62 | 80 | UTEP (207) | Final | L | -18 |
| 16 | 2018-01-04 | Old Dominion (75) | 82 | 75 | Rice (337) | Final/OT | L | -7 |
| 17 | 2018-01-06 | Charlotte (280) | 64 | 73 | Rice (337) | Final | W | 9 |
| 18 | 2018-01-13 | North Texas (191) | 85 | 78 | Rice (331) | Final | L | -7 |
| 19 | 2018-01-18 | Rice (327) | 75 | 86 | Southern Miss (232) | Final | L | -11 |
| 20 | 2018-01-20 | Rice (327) | 54 | 69 | Louisiana Tech (162) | Final | L | -15 |
| 21 | 2018-01-25 | Florida International (260) | 64 | 73 | Rice (332) | Final | W | 9 |
| 22 | 2018-01-27 | Florida Atlantic (225) | 63 | 62 | Rice (332) | Final | L | -1 |
| 23 | 2018-02-03 | Rice (329) | 70 | 74 | North Texas (192) | Final | L | -4 |
| 24 | 2018-02-08 | Rice (328) | 75 | 94 | Middle Tennessee (48) | Final | L | -19 |
| 25 | 2018-02-10 | Rice (328) | 56 | 61 | UAB (132) | Final | L | -5 |
| 26 | 2018-02-15 | Marshall (119) | 93 | 80 | Rice (328) | Final | L | -13 |
| 27 | 2018-02-17 | Western Kentucky (69) | 85 | 66 | Rice (328) | Final | L | -19 |
| 28 | 2018-02-22 | Rice (328) | 79 | 76 | Florida Atlantic (246) | Final/OT | W | 3 |
| 29 | 2018-02-24 | Rice (328) | 64 | 67 | Florida International (264) | Final | L | -3 |
| 30 | 2018-03-01 | UTEP (248) | 70 | 76 | Rice (327) | Final | W | 6 |
| 31 | 2018-03-03 | UTSA (176) | 79 | 60 | Rice (327) | Final | L | -19 |