# 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by sixteenth year head coach Mike Carey and played 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Concord | W 104–48 | | Robert C. Byrd HS (2,116) Clarksburg, WV |
| Non-Conference Games ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 22 | Charleston Southern | W 88–38 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,144) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/15/2016* 6:30 pm | No. 21 | Howard | W 95–49 | 2–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,052) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/19/2016* 1:00 pm | No. 21 | Coppin State | W 69–39 | 3–0 | WVU Coliseum (2,173) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | vs. North Carolina A&T Savannah Invitational | W 80–64 | 4–0 | Savannah Civic Center (319) Savannah, GA |
| 11/23/2016* 4:30 pm | No. 19 | vs. East Carolina Savannah Invitational | W 79–47 | 5–0 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 11/24/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | vs. Auburn Savannah Invitational | W 56–52 | 6–0 | Savannah Civic Center (417) Savannah, GA |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 19 | High Point | W 82–59 | 7–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,134) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/30/2016* 6:30 pm | No. 16 | Morehead State | W 94–53 | 8–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,179) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/04/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 16 | Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 66–61 | 9–0 | WVU Coliseum (2,634) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/10/2016* 6:30 pm | No. 13 | USC Upstate | W 91–33 | 10–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,435) Morgantown, WV |
| 12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 14 | vs. Longwood | W 107–40 | 11–0 | Charleston Civic Center (2,024) Charleston, WV |
| 12/21/2016* 6:30 pm | No. 13 | Mount St. Mary's | W 77–45 | 12–0 | WVU Coliseum (1,269) Morgantown, WV |
| Conference Games ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:30 pm | No. 12 | at TCU | W 83–61 | 13–0 (1–0) | Schollmaier Arena (1,770) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm, Cox Kansas | No. 12 | at Kansas State | L 71–86 | 13–1 (1–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,825) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, FS2 | No. 17 | No. 2 Baylor | L 56–91 | 13–2 (1–2) | WVU Coliseum (2,466) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/08/2017 4:00 pm, FS1 | No. 17 | No. 20 Oklahoma | W 83–73 | 14–2 (2–2) | WVU Coliseum (2,563) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/11/2017 7:30 pm, FSSW+ | No. 18 | at Texas Tech | L 66–75 | 14–3 (2–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,829) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | No. 18 | No. 16 Texas | L 63–73 | 14–4 (2–4) | WVU Coliseum (4,118) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm | No. 24 | at Kansas | W 62-51 | 15–4 (3–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,833) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, FSN | No. 24 | at No. 2 Baylor | L 73–79 | 15–5 (3–5) | Ferrell Center (6,462) Waco, TX |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Texas Tech | W 89–79 | 16–5 (4–5) | WVU Coliseum (2,051) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm, FS1 | No. 22 | at No. 12 Texas | L 54–69 | 16–6 (4–6) | Frank Erwin Center (4,123) Austin, TX |
| 02/04/2017 12:00 pm | No. 22 | Iowa State | L 55–80 | 16–7 (4–7) | WVU Coliseum (3,058) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/07/2017 8:00 pm | No. 22 | at No. 19 Oklahoma | L 87–90 $^{2OT}$ | 16–8 (4–8) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,890) Norman, OK |
| 02/11/2017 6:30 pm | | Oklahoma State | W 79–53 | 17–8 (5–8) | WVU Coliseum (4,024) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, RTPT | | No. 24 Kansas State | W 66–59 | 18–8 (6–8) | WVU Coliseum (1,642) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 53–68 | 18–9 (6–9) | Hilton Coliseum (10,824) Ames, IA |
| 02/22/2017 6:00 pm | | TCU | W 77–73 | 19–9 (7–9) | WVU Coliseum (2,147) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 63–67 | 19–10 (7–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,884) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, RTPT | | Kansas | W 73–54 | 20–10 (8–10) | WVU Coliseum (2,661) Morgantown, WV |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 9:30 pm, FSN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 19 Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 82–58 | 21–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,852) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/05/2017 4:00 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (2) No. 12 Texas Semifinals | W 62–59 | 22–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,475) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/06/2017 8:00 pm, FS1 | (6) | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Championship Game | W 77–66 | 23–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,355) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6 B) No. 22 | vs. (11 B) Elon First Round | W 75–62 | 24–10 | Xfinity Center (3,511) College Park, MD |
| 03/19/2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6 B) No. 22 | at (3 B) No. 4 Maryland Second Round | L 56–83 | 24–11 | Xfinity Center (6,129) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## 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 |