# 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who is in his fourteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida and Missouri before losing to Mississippi State in the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Penn in the first round after rallying from 21 points down, before losing to UCLA in the second round.

## Rankings

Legend :
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| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 5:00 pm | | Oklahoma City | W 75–65 | | Reed Arena (2,786) College Station, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 6:00 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 74–49 | 1–0 | Reed Arena (3,030) College Station, TX |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Texas Tech | W 98–90 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Reed Arena (3,085) College Station, TX |
| 11/20/2016* 4:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 63–48 | 3–0 | Reed Arena (3,376) College Station, TX |
| 11/23/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Little Rock | W 55–37 | 4–0 | Jack Stephens Center (1,633) Little Rock, AR |
| 11/26/2016* 6:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 71–45 | 5–0 | Reed Arena (3,339) College Station, TX |
| 11/30/2016* 11:00 am | No. 25 | USC | L 62–66 | 5–1 | Reed Arena (7,488) College Station, TX |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | at SMU | L 53–54 | 5–2 | Moody Coliseum (948) Dallas, TX |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at TCU | W 75–67 | 6–2 | Schollmaier Arena (2,058) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 84–55 | 7–2 | Reed Arena (3,140) College Station, TX |
| 12/17/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Southern | W 81–58 | 8–2 | Campbell Center (681) Houston, TX |
| 12/20/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Dayton Florida Sunshine Classic | L 57–74 | 8–3 | Worden Arena (319) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 2:15 pm | | vs. No. 19 Syracuse Florida Sunshine Classic | W 105–84 | 9–3 | Worden Arena (418) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 90–62 | 10–3 | Reed Arena (3,532) College Station, TX |
| Conference Games ||||||
| 01/02/2016 6:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 77–72 | 11–3 (1–0) | Reed Arena (4,033) College Station, TX |
| 01/05/2016 6:00 pm | | at Georgia | L 59–69 | 11–4 (1–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,222) Athens, GA |
| 01/08/2016 1:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 24 Kentucky | W 77–68 | 12–4 (2–1) | Memorial Coliseum (5,669) Lexington, KY |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 90–65 | 13–4 (3–1) | Reed Arena (3,796) College Station, TX |
| 01/15/2016 12:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | W 67–59 | 14–4 (4–1) | O'Connell Center (2,133) Gainesville, FL |
| 01/19/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 25 | at Missouri | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (4–2) | Mizzou Arena (3,587) Columbia, MO |
| 01/22/2016 4:00 pm | No. 25 | LSU | W 54–52 | 15–5 (5–2) | Reed Arena (4,639) College Station, TX |
| 01/29/2016 3:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 4 Mississippi State | L 61–71 | 15–6 (5–3) | Humphrey Coliseum (7,780) Starkville, MS |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm | | Florida | W 84–76 | 16–6 (6–3) | Reed Arena (3,206) College Station, TX |
| 02/05/2016 1:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | W 66–61 | 17–6 (7–3) | Reed Arena (5,012) College Station, TX |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm | | Alabama | W 69–48 | 18–6 (8–3) | Reed Arena (4,062) College Station, TX |
| 02/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 24 Tennessee | W 61–59 | 19–6 (9–3) | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,132) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at LSU | L 63–67 | 19–7 (9–4) | Maravich Center (1,926) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/19/2016 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 23 | No. 3 Mississippi State | L 67–72 | 19–8 (9–5) | Reed Arena (5,243) College Station, TX |
| 02/23/2016 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 7 South Carolina | L 64–80 | 19–9 (9–6) | Reed Arena (6,402) College Station, TX |
| 02/26/2016 4:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 49–62 | 19–10 (9–7) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,704) Oxford, MS |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 7:30 pm, SECN | (6) | vs. (11) Florida Second Round | W 67–48 | 20–10 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,568) Greenville, SC |
| 03/03/2017 7:30 pm, SECN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 23 Missouri Quarterfinals | W 62–48 | 21–10 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,330) Greenville, SC |
| 03/04/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (6) | vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State Semifinals | L 50–66 | 21–11 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554) Greenville, SC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 B) | vs. (12 B) Penn First Round | W 63–61 | 22–11 | Pauley Pavilion (2,256) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/20/2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (5 B) | at (4 B) No. 15 UCLA Second Round | L 43–75 | 22–12 | Pauley Pavilion (2,077) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||