# 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fort Hays State | W 90–56 | | D. J. Sokol Arena (710) Omaha, NE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 56–61 | 0–1 | Frost Arena (2,180) Brookings, SD |
| 11/13/2016* 2:05 pm | | at Wichita State | L 54–62 | 0–2 | Charles Koch Arena (2,003) Wichita, KS |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Drake | W 80–77 | 1–2 | D. J. Sokol Arena (847) Omaha, NE |
| 11/25/2016* 2:15 pm | | vs. Missouri Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division semifinals | L 63–72 | 1–3 | St. George HS Gymnasium (437) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/26/2016* 3:15 pm | | vs. Dayton Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division 3rd place | W 56–53 | 2–3 | St. George HS Gymnasium (456) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Kansas | W 69–49 | 3–3 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,008) Omaha, NE |
| 12/07/2016* 12:00 pm | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 82–45 | 4–3 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,601) Omaha, NE |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 49–50 | 4–4 | McLeod Center (1,235) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 80–64 | 5–4 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,160) Omaha, NE |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Marist | W 72–50 | 6–4 | McCann Field House (1,346) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 4:00 pm, BEDN | | Butler | W 67–52 | 7–4 (1–0) | D. J. Sokol Arena (981) Omaha, NE |
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Xavier | W 63–52 | 8–4 (2–0) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,104) Omaha, NE |
| 01/02/2017 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | W 83–63 | 9–4 (3–0) | Al McGuire Center (1,144) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at No. 23 DePaul | L 65–79 | 9–5 (3–1) | McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,082) Chicago, IL |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Georgetown | W 70–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (4–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (872) Omaha, NE |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Villanova | W 60–46 | 11–5 (5–1) | D. J. Sokol Arena (707) Omaha, NE |
| 01/14/2017 11:00 am, BEDN | | at Providence | W 58–51 | 12–5 (6–1) | Alumni Hall (384) Providence, RI |
| 01/20/2017 6:00 pm, BEDN | | at St. John's | W 55–43 | 13–5 (7–1) | Carnesecca Arena (502) Queens, NY |
| 01/22/2017 10:00 am, BEDN | | at Seton Hall | W 70–60 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (8–1) | Walsh Gymnasium (618) South Orange, NJ |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | No. 21 DePaul | L 56–60 | 14–6 (8–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,313) Omaha, NE |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Marquette | W 80–77 | 15–6 (9–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (996) Omaha, NE |
| 02/03/2017 6:00 pm, FS2 | | at Villanova | W 47–44 | 16–6 (10–2) | The Pavilion (1,101) Villanova, PA |
| 02/05/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN | | at Georgetown | W 67–59 | 17–6 (11–2) | McDonough Gymnasium (691) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN | | Providence | W 88–57 | 18–6 (12–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,240) Omaha, NE |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | Seton Hall | W 61–44 | 19–6 (13–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,052) Omaha, NE |
| 02/19/2017 5:30 pm, BEDN | | St. John's | W 67–60 | 20–6 (14–2) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,140) Omaha, NE |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN | | at Xavier | W 67–57 | 21–6 (15–2) | Cintas Center (1,987) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/26/2017 12:00 pm, BEDN | | at Butler | W 65–53 | 22–6 (16–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (759) Indianapolis, IN |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2017 12:00 pm, FS2 | (2) | vs. (10) Butler Quarterfinals | W 64–55 | 23–6 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 03/06/2017 3:00 pm, FS1 | (2) No. 23 | vs. (3) Marquette Semifinals | L 65–72 | 23–7 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 S) | vs. (10 S) Toledo First Round | W 76–49 | 24–7 | Gill Coliseum (4,692) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/19/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (7 S) | at (2 S) No. 8 Oregon State First Round | L 52–64 | 24–8 | Gill Coliseum (5,680) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Rankings

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