# 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by sixth year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Abilene Christian in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2016* 2:00 pm | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 97–42 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 11:00 am | Arkansas State | W 76–34 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,124) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | Tennessee State | W 86–48 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,983) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount | W 66–58 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,752) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, P12N | at Washington State | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Beasley Coliseum (542) Pullman, WA |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | Northern Iowa | W 81–57 | 5–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,153) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | Rice | W 65–51 | 6–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,057) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 71–51 | 7–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,497) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 86–53 | 8–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,749) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/19/2016* 7:30 pm | vs. Santa Clara Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals | W 67–53 | 9–0 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 7:30 pm | vs. Long Beach State Play4Kay Shootout semifinals | W 63–57 | 10–0 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 10:00 pm | vs. No. 25 Oregon State Play4Kay Shootout championship | L 54–73 | 10–1 | T-Mobile Arena (1,233) Paradise, NV |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | Iowa State | W 71–59 | 11–1 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,759) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | at Texas Tech | L 65–70 | 11–2 (1–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,146) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | at TCU | W 82–67 | 12–2 (2–1) | Schollmaier Arena (1,628) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | No. 2 Baylor | L 50–86 | 12–3 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,612) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, LHN | at No. 16 Texas | L 35–66 | 12–4 (2–3) | Frank Erwin Center (2,624) Austin, TX |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm, FSOK | No. 25 Kansas State | L 43–63 | 12–5 (2–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,957) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | at No. 20 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 62–68 | 12–6 (2–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,543) Norman, OK |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | Kansas | W 74–70 | 13–6 (3–5) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,865) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm, FSN | at No. 25 Kansas State | L 69–74 | 13–7 (3–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,000) Manhattan, TX |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, FSOK | No. 12 Texas | L 71–85 | 13–8 (3–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,846) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/04/2017 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 18 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | L 60–66 | 13–9 (3–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,074) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | at Kansas | L 49–67 | 13–10 (3–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,376) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/11/2017 5:30 pm | at West Virginia | L 53–79 | 13–11 (3–10) | WVU Coliseum (4,024) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm, FSOK | TCU | W 88–70 | 14–11 (4–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,906) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/18/2017 5:00 pm, FSSW+ | at No. 4 Baylor | L 67–89 | 14–12 (4–11) | Ferrell Center (6,477) Waco, TX |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, FSOK | Texas Tech | W 75–62 | 15–12 (5–11) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,783) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm | West Virginia | W 67–63 | 16–12 (6–11) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,884) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Iowa State | L 48–61 | 16–13 (6–12) | Hilton Coliseum (10,334) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 8:30 pm, FCS | vs. Kansas First Round | W 79–75 | 17–13 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,267) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm, FSN | vs. No. 12 Texas Quarterfinals | L 60–71 | 17–14 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian First Round | L 56–66 | 17–15 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,423) Stillwater, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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 |