The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Dukes, led by first year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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(CAA). They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic bid to the

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where they defeated Radford and Virginia in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round.

Roster

Schedule

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2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament participants

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

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References