# 2016–17 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, were led by fifth year head coach Erik Johnson. They played their home games at the Conte Forum and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 2–14 in ACC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the ACC women's tournament to Georgia Tech.

## 2016–17 media
### Boston College IMG Sports Network Affiliates

Select BC games, mostly home games and conference road games, will be broadcast on ZBC Sports. BC Game notes and stories will continue to be posted through their athletic website and on Twitter by following @bc_wbb.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | at Hartford | L 56–65 | 0–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,078) Hartford, CT |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Boston University | W 67–49 | 1–1 | Conte Forum (623) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | at Seton Hall | L 66–71 | 1–2 | Walsh Gymnasium (1,451) South Orange, NJ |
| 11/20/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Saint Mary's | L 54–62 | 1–3 | Conte Forum (559) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/25/2016* 7:00 pm | vs. SMU Omni Hotels Classic semifinals | L 62–71 | 1–4 | Coors Events Center (1,483) Boulder, CO |
| 11/26/2016* 3:30 pm | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Omni Hotels Classic 3rd place game | W 73–58 | 2–4 | Coors Events Center (1,495) Boulder, CO |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Penn State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 56–60 | 2–5 | Conte Forum (531) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | at Fordham | L 49–56 | 2–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (811) Bronx, NY |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Yale | W 71–64 | 3–6 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (253) New Haven, CT |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Providence | W 57–53 | 4–6 | Conte Forum (905) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/18/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Central Connecticut | W 66–46 | 5–6 | Conte Forum (262) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/21/2016* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | Dartmouth | W 65–53 | 6–6 | Conte Forum (2,138) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/30/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Maine | W 64–53 | 7–6 | Conte Forum (1,323) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | Clemson | W 60–48 | 8–6 (1–0) | Conte Forum (538) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, RSN | at Pittsburgh | L 43–56 | 8–7 (1–1) | Petersen Events Center (538) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | at Syracuse | L 52–79 | 8–8 (1–2) | Carrier Dome (1,614) Syracuse, NY |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Georgia Tech | W 67–61 | 8–9 (1–3) | Conte Forum (535) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Virginia | L 55–62 | 8–10 (1–4) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,208) Charlottesville, VA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 69–80 | 8–11 (1–5) | Conte Forum (1,108) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 Duke | L 44–67 | 8–12 (1–6) | Conte Forum (1,374) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Wake Forest | L 55–71 | 8–13 (1–7) | LJVM Coliseum (427) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 17 Miami (FL) | L 51–58 | 8–14 (1–8) | BankUnited Center (1,868) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/02/2017 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 6 Florida State | L 53–85 | 8–15 (1–9) | Conte Forum (802) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 24 Syracuse | L 45–72 | 8–16 (1–10) | Conte Forum (947) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/09/2017 5:30 pm, ACCN Extra | at North Carolina | W 88–77 | 9–16 (2–10) | Carmichael Auditorium (1,506) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, RSN | at No. 12 Louisville | L 43–68 | 9–17 (2–11) | KFC Yum! Center (9,306) Louisville, KY |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 15 NC State | L 58–70 | 9–18 (2–12) | Conte Forum (781) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 5 Notre Dame | L 45–82 | 9–19 (2–13) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,376) South Bend, IN |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | Virginia Tech | L 78–82 | 9–20 (2–14) | Conte Forum (1,513) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 3:30 pm, RSN | vs. Georgia Tech First Round | L 67–71 | 9–21 | HTC Center (2,769) Conway, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

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