AUSTIN, Texas – The Big 12 Conference on Thursday announced its 2017-18 conference women's basketball slate, which completes the University of Texas schedule.

The Longhorns finished second in the Big 12 Conference in 2016-17 for the second consecutive year with a 15-3 overall tally.

The conference slate features a double-round-robin format for the seventh consecutive year consisting of 18 games with squads playing each other twice. The team(s) that finishes with the highest winning percentage in league games will be crowned the Big 12 regular season champion.

League games will begin on Thursday, December 28 and conclude on Tuesday, February 27. Dates may be adjusted after the television schedule is released and the conference schedule is subject to change.

Oklahoma City's Chesapeake Energy Arena will host the 2018 Phillips 66 Big 12 Women's Basketball Championship for the sixth time. The postseason event was also contested in Oklahoma City in 2017, 2016, 2014, 2009 and 2007. The women's championship will remain in Oklahoma City through the 2019 campaign.