# 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 22nd season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.

## Radio

All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Briar Cliff | W 85–46 | | Hilton Coliseum (9,797) Ames, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | UC Santa Barbara | W 77–60 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,684) Ames, IA |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Northern Iowa | W 76–68 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,063) Ames, IA |
| 11/20/2016* 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Drake | W 75–67 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum (6,790) Ames, IA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Savannah State | W 74–51 | 4–0 | Hilton Coliseum (6,307) Ames, IA |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Arkansas State | W 105–53 | 5–0 | Hilton Coliseum (6,398) Ames, IA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:30 pm, FSN | | No. 6 Mississippi State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 81–85 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum (10,643) Ames, IA |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | New Orleans | W 100–63 | 6–1 | Hilton Coliseum (9,791) Ames, IA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 76–88 | 6–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,579) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Northern Illinois | W 97–89 | 7–2 | Hilton Coliseum (9,825) Ames, IA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Delaware State | W 88–57 | 8–2 | Hilton Coliseum (6,469) Ames, IA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Sacred Heart | W 76–56 | 9–2 | Hilton Coliseum (6,588) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Conference Season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 59–71 | 9–3 (0–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,759) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/01/2017 12:00 pm, FSN | | No. 16 Texas | L 68–75 | 9–4 (0–2) | Hilton Coliseum (7,915) Ames, IA |
| 01/04/2017 6:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech | L 66–75 | 9–5 (0–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,406) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/07/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas | W 87–58 | 10–5 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum (7,573) Ames, IA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | No. 22 Oklahoma | L 57-67 | 10–6 (1–4) | Hilton Coliseum (10,043) Ames, IA |
| 01/15/2017 12:00 pm, FSSW | | at TCU | L 75–80 | 10-7 (1–5) | Schollmaier Arena (1,949) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 2 Baylor | L 42–68 | 10–8 (1–6) | Ferrell Center (5,532) Waco, TX |
| 01/21/2017 5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | No. 22 Kansas State | W 75–69 | 11–8 (2–6) | Hilton Coliseum (11,673) Ames, IA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, FCS | | at No. 20 Oklahoma | L 63–78 | 11–9 (2–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,353) Norman, OK |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | TCU | W 72–69 | 12–9 (3–7) | Hilton Coliseum (10,884) Ames, IA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | No. 2 Baylor | L 52–83 | 12–10 (3–8) | Hilton Coliseum (10,287) Ames, IA |
| 02/04/2017 11:00 am | | at No. 22 West Virginia | W 80–55 | 13–10 (4–8) | WVU Coliseum (3,058) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 25 Kansas State | L 68–80 | 13–11 (4–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,099) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Texas Tech | W 79–68 | 14–11 (5–9) | Hilton Coliseum (9,927) Ames, IA |
| 02/18/2017 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | West Virginia | W 68–53 | 15–11 (6–9) | Hilton Coliseum (10,824) Ames, IA |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm | | at Kansas | W 90–75 | 16–11 (7–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,043) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/24/2017 7:30 pm, LHN | | at No. 6 Texas | W 70–66 | 17–11 (8–9) | Frank Erwin Center (4,555) Austin, TX |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Oklahoma State | W 61–48 | 18–11 (9–9) | Hilton Coliseum (10,334) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 11:00 am, FSN | (5) | vs. (4) Kansas State Quarterfinals | L 67–74 | 18–12 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 11:00 am, ESPN2 | (9 B) | vs. (8 B) No. 21 Syracuse First Round | L 65–85 | 18–13 | Gampel Pavilion (5,670) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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