# 2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tied for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where lost to NC State in the first round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm | | Troy | W 61–52 | 1–0 | Auburn Arena (2,336) Auburn, AL |
| 11/17/2016* 4:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 68–36 | 2–0 | Corbett Sports Center (538) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/20/2016* 2:30 pm | | at East Carolina | W 61–52 | 3–0 | Williams Arena (1,019) Greenville, NC |
| 11/22/2016* 3:30 pm | | vs. Ball State Savannah Invitational First Round | W 54–40 | 4–0 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/23/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. Marist Savannah Invitational Second Round | W 52–51 | 5–0 | Savannah Civic Center (249) Savannah, GA |
| 11/24/2016* 6:00 pm | | vs. No. 19 West Virginia Savannah Invitational Third Round | L 52–56 | 5–1 | Savannah Civic Center (417) Savannah, GA |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm, SECN | | Indiana | W 71–67 | 6–1 | Auburn Arena (1,752) Auburn, AL |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at Kansas State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 66–71 | 6–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,160) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 75–46 | 7–2 | Auburn Arena (1,830) Auburn, AL |
| 12/14/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | W 76–66 | 8–2 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,526) Ruston, LA |
| 12/18/2016* 4:00 pm | | No. 24 Virginia Tech | L 87–92 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Auburn Arena (2,158) Auburn, AL |
| 12/21/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. Drake Tulane Classic semifinals | W 85–80 | 9–3 | Devlin Fieldhouse (439) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/22/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Tulane Tulane Classic championship | L 59–61 | 9–4 | Devlin Fieldhouse (873) New Orleans, LA |
| 12/28/2016* 6:00 pm | | Jacksonville | W 53–41 | 10–4 | Auburn Arena (1,803) Auburn, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm | | at Florida | W 82–75 | 11–4 (1–0) | O'Connell Center (1,720) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm | | No. 5 South Carolina | L 47–73 | 11–5 (1–1) | Auburn Arena (2,144) Auburn, AL |
| 01/08/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | W 83–60 | 12–5 (2–1) | Auburn Arena (2,313) Auburn, AL |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt | W 64–59 | 13–5 (3–1) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,335) Nashville, TN |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | Tennessee | W 79−61 | 14−5 (4−1) | Auburn Arena (2,290) Auburn, AL |
| 01/22/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | Kentucky | L 60–64 | 14–6 (4–2) | Auburn Arena (2,294) Auburn, AL |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Missouri | L 53–68 | 14–7 (4–3) | Mizzou Arena (3,366) Columbia, MO |
| 01/29/2017 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | W 66–55 | 15–7 (5–3) | Coleman Coliseum (3,453) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 5 Mississippi State | L 47–77 | 15–8 (5–4) | Auburn Arena (1,969) Auburn, AL |
| 02/05/2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Texas A&M | L 61–66 | 15–9 (5–5) | Reed Arena (5,012) College Station, TX |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm | | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 41–60 | 15–10 (5–6) | Colonial Life Arena (13,360) Columbia, SC |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm | | Georgia | L 51–57 | 15–11 (5–7) | Auburn Arena (3,464) Auburn, AL |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 59–63 | 15–12 (5–8) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,046) Oxford, MS |
| 02/20/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | Alabama | L 61–63 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (5–9) | Auburn Arena (2,607) Auburn, AL |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | LSU | W 54–49 | 16–13 (6–9) | Auburn Arena (2,889) Auburn, AL |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 70–64 | 17–13 (7–9) | Bud Walton Arena (1,685) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 11:00 am, SECN | (9) | vs. (8) Georgia Second Round | L 52–56 | 17–14 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (11 L) | vs. (6 L) No. 17 NC State First Round | L 48–62 | 17–15 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |