# 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team represent South Dakota State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jackrabbits, led by seventeenth year head coach Aaron Johnston. The Jackrabbits compete in the Summit League. They play home games in Frost Arena, in Brookings, South Dakota.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/27/2016* 7:00 pm | | Minnesota–Crookston | W 89–49 | | Frost Arena (1,336) Brookings, SD |
| 11/03/2016* 6:00 pm | | Dakota Wesleyan | W 78–45 | | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Creighton | W 61–56 | 1–0 | Frost Arena (2,180) Brookings, SD |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 82–49 | 2–0 | Frost Arena (1,261) Brookings, SD |
| 11/19/2016* 12:45 pm | | vs. Montana Hawkeye Classic semifinals | W 84–43 | 3–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (200) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Iowa Hawkeye Classic championship | W 66–64 | 4–0 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,826) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | at No. 13 Oklahoma | L 60–74 | 4–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,453) Norman, OK |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | W 61–50 | 5–1 | McLeod Center (529) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 103–45 | 6–1 | Frost Arena (1,455) Brookings, SD |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota | W 83–72 | 7–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,448) Grand Forks, ND |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | | Green Bay | L 43–67 | 7–2 | Frost Arena (1,898) Brookings, SD |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | George Washington | W 60–55 | 8–2 | Frost Arena (1,111) Brookings, SD |
| 12/14/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 8 Louisville | L 30–83 | 8–3 | KFC Yum! Center (7,408) Louisville, KY |
| 12/18/2016* 12:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | Cancelled | Cancelled | Frost Arena Brookings, SD |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | W 78–58 | 9–3 | Charles Koch Arena (1,577) Wichita, KS |
| The Summit League regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | at North Dakota State | W 69–66 | 10–3 (1–0) | Scheels Arena (1,107) Fargo, ND |
| 12/31/2016 3:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | L 62–65 | 10–4 (1–1) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,595) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Fort Wayne | W 73–51 | 11–4 (2–1) | Frost Arena (1,276) Brookings, SD |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 76–64 | 12–4 (3–1) | Frost Arena (1,782) Brookings, SD |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 68–49 | 13–4 (4–1) | Frost Arena (1,434) Brookings, SD |
| 01/14/2017 12:30 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 78–57 | 14–4 (5–1) | Mabee Center (458) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm | | Denver | W 72–63 | 15–4 (6–1) | Magness Arena (266) Denver, CO |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN2/ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 73-58 | 16–4 (7–1) | Frost Arena (2,305) Brookings, SD |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Omaha | L 82–83 | 16–5 (7–2) | Baxter Arena (667) Omaha, NE |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | W 70-44 | 17–5 (8–2) | Frost Arena (1,869) Brookings, SD |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | | South Dakota | W 70–58 | 18–5 (9–2) | Frost Arena (3,434) Brookings, SD |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts Pink Game | W 82–35 | 19–5 (10–2) | Frost Arena (1,642) Brookings, SD |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | IUPUI | L 59–64 | 19–6 (10–3) | The Jungle (337) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | L 77–83 | 19–7 (10–4) | Western Hall (1,303) Macomb, IL |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm | | Fort Wayne | W 76–59 | 20–7 (11–4) | Hilliard Gates Sports Center (633) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 78–54 | 21–7 (12–4) | Frost Arena (1,572) Brookings, SD |
| The Summit League Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2017 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals | W 65–50 | 22–7 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/06/2017 2:30 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) IUPUI Semifinals | L 61–65 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Northern Illinois First Round | W 94–84 | 23–8 | Frost Arena (2,610) Brookings, SD |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | | Colorado Second Round | L 75–81 $^{OT}$ | 23–9 | Frost Arena (2,793) Brookings, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||