# 2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's fifth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the sweet sixteen.

## 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 |

## 2016–17 media
### Television and radio information

Most University of Texas home games were shown on the Longhorn Network, with national telecasts on the Big 12 Conference's television partners. On the radio, women's basketball games aired on KTXX-HD4 "105.3 The Bat", with select games on KTXX-FM 104.9.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm, LHN | No. 8 | Tarleton State | W 93–43 | | Gregory Gymnasium (1,258) Austin, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at No. 11 Stanford College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 59–71 | 0–1 | Maples Pavilion (2,447) Stanford, CA |
| 11/16/2016* 11:00 am, LHN | No. 8 | Houston Baptist | W 98–46 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center (6,378) Austin, TX |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm, SECN | No. 8 | at No. 10 Mississippi State | L 68–79 | 1–2 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,764) Starkville, MS |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 14 | Northwestern State | W 86–39 | 2–2 | Frank Erwin Center (2,756) Austin, TX |
| 12/01/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 3 South Carolina Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 67–76 | 2–3 | Frank Erwin Center (3,330) Austin, TX |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | vs. No. 2 Connecticut Jimmy V Classic | L 54–72 | 2–4 | Mohegan Sun Arena (9,014) Uncasville, CT |
| 12/11/2016* 3:30 pm, FS1 | No. 17 | Tennessee | W 72–67 | 3–4 | Frank Erwin Center (4,386) Austin, TX |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 16 | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 85–61 | 4–4 | Frank Erwin Center (2,496) Austin, TX |
| 12/17/2016* 5:00 pm, LHN | No. 16 | UTSA | W 85–61 | 5–4 | Frank Erwin Center (2,962) Austin, TX |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 16 | New Orleans | W 80–48 | 6–4 | Frank Erwin Center (2,567) Austin, TX |
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 16 | Texas Tech | W 67–47 | 7–4 (1–0) | Frank Erwin Center (4,093) Austin, TX |
| 01/01/2017 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 16 | at Iowa State | W 75–68 | 8–4 (2–0) | Hilton Coliseum (7,915) Ames, IA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 15 | at Kansas | W 66–54 | 9–4 (3–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,817) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/07/2017 6:00 pm, LHN | No. 15 | TCU | W 83–54 | 10–4 (4–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,864) Austin, TX |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 16 | Oklahoma State | W 66–35 | 11–4 (5–0) | Frank Erwin Center (2,624) Austin, TX |
| 01/14/2017 3:00 pm | No. 16 | at No. 18 West Virginia | W 73–63 | 12–4 (6–0) | WVU Coliseum (4,118) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/17/2017 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 12 | No. 20 Oklahoma | W 86–68 | 13–4 (7–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,259) Austin, TX |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm | No. 12 | at Texas Tech | W 77–57 | 14–4 (8–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,236) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/25/2017 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 12 | at TCU | W 77–69 | 15–4 (9–0) | Schollmaier Arena (2,230) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/29/2017 3:00 pm, FS1 | No. 12 | No. 22 West Virginia | W 69–54 | 16–4 (10–0) | Frank Erwin Center (4,123) Austin, TX |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, FSOK | No. 12 | at Oklahoma State | W 85–71 | 17–4 (11–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,846) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 12 | Kansas State | W 63–58 | 18–4 (12–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,781) Austin, TX |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 10 | at No. 2 Baylor | W 85–79 | 19–4 (13–0) | Ferrell Center (7,054) Waco, TX |
| 02/11/2017 1:30 pm, LHN | No. 10 | Kansas | W 75–42 | 20–4 (14–0) | Frank Erwin Center (3,974) Austin, TX |
| 02/13/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | at No. 4 Florida State | W 92–88 $^{2OT}$ | 21–4 | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,621) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 8 | at No. 19 Oklahoma | L 73–74 | 21–5 (14–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,038) Norman, OK |
| 02/20/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 4 Baylor | L 67–70 | 21–6 (14–2) | Frank Erwin Center (7,103) Austin, TX |
| 02/24/2017 7:30 pm, LHN | No. 6 | Iowa State | L 66–70 | 21–7 (14–3) | Frank Erwin Center (4,555) Austin, TX |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 12 | at No. 24 Kansas State | W 69–61 | 22–7 (15–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,541) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, FSN | (2) No. 12 | vs. (7) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 71–60 | 23–7 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/05/2017 4:00 pm, FS1 | (2) No. 12 | vs. (6) West Virginia Semifinals | L 59–62 | 23–8 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,475) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3 L) No. 14 | (14 L) Central Arkansas First Round | W 78–50 | 24–8 | Frank Erwin Center (2,908) Austin, TX |
| 03/19/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3 L) No. 14 | (6 L) No. 14 NC State Second Round | W 84–80 | 25–8 | Frank Erwin Center (3,476) Austin, TX |
| 03/24/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (3 L) No. 14 | vs. (2 L) No. 15 Stanford Sweet Sixteen | L 66–77 | 25–9 | Rupp Arena (3,163) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||