2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Rankings
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2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Rankings
Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Legend AP Poll This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation. In Division I men's and women's college basketball, the AP Poll is largely just a tool to compare schools throughout the season and spark debate, as it has no bearing on postseason play. USA Today Coaches Poll The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 32 college Division I head coaches. The Poll operates by Borda count The Borda count is a family of positional voting rules which gives each candidate, for each ballot, a number of points corresponding to the number of candidates ranked lower. In the original variant, the lowest-ranked candidate gets 0 points, the .... Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in re ...
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2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by thirtieth year head coach Muffet McGraw, play their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center and were fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season with 33–4, 15–1 in ACC play to win both of the ACC Regular Season and Tournament for the fourth year in a row. They earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Robert Morris and Purdue in the first and second rounds, respectively. The Irish women defeated Ohio State in the sweet sixteen before losing in a rematch of last year's sweet sixteen to Stanford in the elite eight. Roster Media All Notre Dame games will air on WHPZ Pulse 96.9 FM. Games are streamed online live. Rankings Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#002649; color:white;", Exhibition , ...
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2016–17 Syracuse Orange Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Orange, led by tenth year head coach Quentin Hillsman. The Orange were fourth year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home games at the Carrier Dome. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals round of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round before losing to last year's National Championship rematch to Connecticut in the second round. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#212B6D;", ACC regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#D44500; color:#21 ...
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2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who is in his fourteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida and Missouri before losing to Mississippi State in the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Penn in the first round after rallying from 21 points down, before losing to UCLA in the second round. Roster Rankings Schedule and Results , - !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="background:#500000; color:#FFFFFF;", Non-conference ...
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2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Lisa Fortier, the Zags play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:white;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:white;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:white;", WCC regul ...
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2016–17 Michigan State Spartans Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State. Head Coach Suzy Merchant took a medical leave of absence of January 17, 2017 after fainting on the sidelines during a game against Illinois. She also missed the following game against Purdue days after fainting. Previous season The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The ...
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2016–17 Oregon State Beavers Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represented Oregon State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers, led by seventh year head coach Scott Rueck, played their games at the Gill Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 31–5, 16–2 in Pac-12 play to win Pac-12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Long Beach State and Creighton in the first and second rounds before losing to Florida State in the sweet sixteen. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#c34500; color:black;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#c34500; color:black;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#c34500; color:black;", Pac-12 regular season , - !colsp ...
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2016–17 Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by seventh year head coach Robin Pingeton. They play their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Texas A&M. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated South Florida in the first round before losing to Florida State in the second round. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="background:black; color:white;", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="background:black; color:white;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=12 style="background:black; color:white;", SEC regular season , - !colspan=12 style="background:black; color:white; ...
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2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers were led by third year head coach and 2015–2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year Teri Moren, played their home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 23–11, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament to their in-state rival Purdue. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State, Saint Louis and SMU in the first, second and third round before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals. Preseason In the 2015–2016 season, the Hoosiers finished 21–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. 2015–2016 was one of the most successful seasons in franchise history. The Hoosiers were ranked in the AP preseason ...
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2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team will represent West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers are coached by sixteenth year head coach Mike Carey and play their home games at WVU Coliseum and are members of the Big 12 Conference. The team finished sixth in the regular season but won the 2017 Big 12 Tournament. They finished with a record of 24–11, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Elon in the first round before losing to Maryland in the second round. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;", Non-Conference Games , - !colspan=9 style="background:#EEB211; color:#00457C;", Conference Games , - !colspan=9 style="background:#EEB211; color ...
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2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by 31st year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the McGrath–Phillips Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Northern Iowa in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round. This was expected to be the Blue Demons' final season at McGrath–Phillips Arena. DePaul plans to move the women's team off campus, though still within its home city of Chicago, into the new Wintrust Arena, currently under construction at the McCormick Place convention center. The arena will also become home to ...
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2016–17 Florida Gators Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2016–17 women's college basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Gators, led by tenth-year head coach Amanda Butler, played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of SEC women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 6, the school fired Amanda Butler. She finished at Florida with a 10 year record of 190–136. Previous season The Gators finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's to ...
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2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents University of Kentucky during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;", Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:white;", SEC regular season , - !colspan=9 ...
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