# 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Jeff Mittie, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 5:30 pm, FCS Central | | Washburn | W 66–31 | | Bramlage Coliseum (4,886) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Newman | W 100–33 | | Bramlage Coliseum (3,995) Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm | | Chicago State | W 83–33 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,851) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tulsa | W 82–62 | 2–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,094) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lamar | W 68–43 | 3–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,156) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/24/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. NC State Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | W 67–50 | 4–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. LSU Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 69–54 | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/26/2016* 2:15 pm | | vs. UTEP Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 61–40 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (242) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | No. 23 Auburn Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 71–66 | 7–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,160) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 70–57 | 8–0 | Baxter Arena (663) Omaha, NE |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, FCS Pacific | | Texas–Arlington | W 62–49 | 9–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,050) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 1 UConn | L 58–75 | 9–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Princeton | W 60–42 | 10–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,193) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | at Northern Iowa | L 59–67 | 10–2 | McLeod Center (1,402) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 3 Baylor | L 57–87 | 10–3 (0–1) | Ferrell Center (7,087) Waco, TX |
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | No. 12 West Virginia | W 86–71 | 11–3 (1–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,825) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, FCS Central | No. 25 | at No. 20 Oklahoma | L 80–85 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,194) Norman, OK |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | Texas Tech | W 68–54 | 12–4 (2–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,615) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas/ESPN3 | No. 25 | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 73–60 | 13–4 (3–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,768) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm, FSOK | No. 25 | at Oklahoma State | W 63–43 | 14–4 (4–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,957) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, FCS Pacific | No. 22 | TCU | W 74–63 | 15–4 (5–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,735) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/21/2017 5:00 pm | No. 22 | at Iowa State | L 69–75 | 15–5 (5–3) | Hilton Coliseum (11,673) Ames, IA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas/ESPN3 | No. 25 | No. 2 Baylor | L 49–91 | 15–6 (5–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,488) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 25 | Oklahoma State | W 74–69 | 16–6 (6–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,000) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/01/2017 6:30 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech | W 65–53 | 17–6 (7–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,440) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 12 Texas | L 58–63 | 17–7 (7–5) | Frank Erwin Center (3,781) Austin, TX |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 25 | Iowa State | W 80–68 | 18–7 (8–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,099) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm | No. 24 | at West Virginia | L 59–66 | 18–8 (8–6) | WVU Coliseum (1,642) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at TCU | W 68–65 | 19–8 (9–6) | Schollmaier Arena (2,042) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, FCS Central | | No. 16 Oklahoma | W 79–71 | 20–8 (10–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,377) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 61–54 | 21–8 (11–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (4,449) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 24 | No. 12 Texas | L 61–69 | 21–9 (11–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,543) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 11:00 am, FSN | (4) No. 24 | vs. (5) Iowa State Quarterfinals | W 74–67 | 22–9 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/05/2017 1:30 pm, FS1 | (4) No. 24 | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Semifinals | L 71–88 | 22–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 L) No. 24 | (10 L) No. 20 Drake First Round | W 67–54 | 23–10 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,005) Manhattan, KS |
| 03/20/2017* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 L) No. 24 | vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford Second Round | L 48–69 | 23–11 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,969) Manhattan, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||