# 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by fourth year head coach Kristy Curry, played their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Kentucky. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Mercer, Little Rock and Tulane in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | West Alabama | W 86–34 | – | Coleman Coliseum (922) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm | | New Orleans | W 78–57 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (7,042) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 93–44 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum (1,016) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 82–35 | 3–0 | Coleman Coliseum (1,082) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | W 66–48 | 4–0 | Coleman Coliseum (933) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 97–29 | 5–0 | Coleman Coliseum (2,054) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 93–43 | 6–0 | Coleman Coliseum (1,967) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/04/2016* 11:00 am, SECN | | Kansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | Coleman Coliseum (1,176) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Georgetown | L 59–70 | 7–1 | McDonough Gymnasium (819) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/15/2016* 11:30 am | | Georgia State | W 80–57 | 8–1 | Coleman Coliseum (4,203) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | Georgia Tech | W 67–65 | 9–1 | Coleman Coliseum (2,214) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. McNeese State Patrick Harrington Tournament | W 84–63 | 10–1 | The Arena at NWFSC (498) Niceville, FL |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. UTEP Patrick Harrington Tournament | W 78–60 | 11–1 | The Arena at NWFSC (502) Niceville, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 81–46 | 12–1 | Coleman Coliseum (2,213) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 45–93 | 12–2 (0–1) | Colonial Life Arena (12,069) Columbia, SC |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Ole Miss | W 90–80 | 13–2 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum (2,588) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Missouri | W 59–58 | 14–2 (2–1) | Mizzou Arena (4,287) Columbia, MO |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Kentucky | L 54–71 | 14–3 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum (2,437) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/15/2017 4:00 pm, SECN | | Arkansas | L 50–68 | 14–4 (2–3) | Coleman Coliseum (2,667) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 4 Mississippi State | L 54–67 | 14–5 (2–4) | Coleman Coliseum (2,605) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 65–57 | 15–5 (3–4) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,596) Oxford, MS |
| 01/26/2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 80–87 | 15–6 (3–5) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,316) Nashville, TN |
| 01/29/2017 5:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | L 55–66 | 15–7 (3–6) | Coleman Coliseum (3,453) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/05/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | at LSU | L 41–48 | 15–8 (3–7) | Maravich Center (2,383) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M | L 48–69 | 15–9 (3–8) | Reed Arena (4,062) College Station, TX |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | Florida | L 56–66 | 15–10 (3–9) | Coleman Coliseum (1,721) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Tennessee | W 65–57 | 16–10 (4–9) | Coleman Coliseum (2,221) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/20/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 (5–9) | Auburn Arena (2,607) Auburn, AL |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | at Georgia | L 65–71 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 (5–10) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,787) Athens, GA |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | | No. 24 Missouri | L 56–65 | 17–12 (5–11) | Coleman Coliseum (2,467) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 10:00 am, SECN | (12) | vs. (13) Vanderbilt First Round | W 77–57 | 18–12 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507) Greenville, SC |
| 03/02/2017 1:30 pm, SECN | (12) | vs. (5) Tennessee Second Round | W 72–64 | 19–12 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,746) Greenville, SC |
| 03/03/2017 1:30 pm, SECN | (12) | vs. (4) No. 20 Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 55–65 | 19–13 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,702) Greenville, SC |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 7:00 pm | | Mercer First Round | W 81–57 | 20–13 | Coleman Coliseum (508) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Little Rock Second Round | W 55–53 | 21–13 | Coleman Coliseum (495) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/23/2017* 7:00 pm | | Tulane Third Round | W 72–64 | 22–13 | Coleman Coliseum (1,054) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/26/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | L 66–76 | 22–14 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (821) Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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