# 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by twelfth-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the Watsco Center and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before getting upset by Quinnipiac in the second round.

## Media

All home games and conference road games will be broadcast on WVUM as part of the Miami Hurricanes Learfield Sports contract.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | at No. 19 Kentucky Kentucky Classic | L 66–82 | 0–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 13, 2016* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | vs. Albany Kentucky Classic | W 77–53 | 1–1 | Memorial Coliseum (150) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 22 | Charlotte | W 80–46 | 2–1 | Watsco Center (582) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | at St. John's | W 62–50 | 3–1 | Carnesecca Arena (695) Queens, NY |
| Nov 25, 2016* 4:00 pm | No. 21 | Grambling State Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 89–61 | 4–1 | Watsco Center (725) Coral Gables, FL |
| Nov 27, 2016* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 21 | Texas Tech Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 74–56 | 5–1 | Watsco Center (722) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | at No. 9 Ohio State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 94–89 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Value City Arena (4,165) Columbus, OH |
| Dec 4, 2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 18 | Old Dominion | W 66–56 | 7–1 | Watsco Center (537) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 6, 2016* 11:00 am, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | Loyola–Chicago | W 81–43 | 8–1 | Watsco Center (4,989) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at FIU | W 69–49 | 9–1 | FIU Arena (470) Miami, FL |
| Dec 19, 2016* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 11 | Coppin State Miami Holiday Tournament | W 75–35 | 10–1 | Watsco Center (601) Coral Gables, FL |
| Dec 20, 2016* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 11 | Maine Miami Holiday Tournament | W 76–51 | 11–1 | Watsco Center (624) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 11 | No. 7 Florida State | L 66–81 | 11–2 (0–1) | Watsco Center (1,780) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 2, 2017 7:00 pm | No. 14 | at Pittsburgh | W 82–50 | 12–2 (1–1) | Petersen Events Center (904) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | at NC State | W 67–64 | 13–2 (2–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (2,574) Raleigh, NC |
| Jan 8, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 7 Notre Dame | L 55–67 | 13–3 (2–2) | Watsco Center (1,546) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 14 | No. 15 Virginia Tech | W 82–75 | 14–3 (3–2) | Watsco Center (685) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 15, 2017 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 | at No. 9 Louisville | L 59–63 | 14–4 (3–3) | KFC Yum! Center (10,016) Louisville, KY |
| Jan 22, 2017 2:30 pm, RSN | No. 14 | at Syracuse | L 48–81 | 14–5 (3–4) | Carrier Dome (1,900) Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 17 | North Carolina | W 100–88 | 15–5 (4–4) | Watsco Center (1,076) Coral Gables, FL |
| Jan 29, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | Boston College | W 58–51 | 16–5 (5–4) | Watsco Center (1,868) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | at Wake Forest | W 79–56 | 17–5 (6–4) | LJVM Coliseum (419) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Feb 6, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN | No. 16 | at No. 5 Florida State | L 71–80 | 17–6 (6–5) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (3,571) Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | Virginia | W 63–52 | 18–6 (7–5) | Watsco Center (1,008) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 12, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 16 | Clemson | W 81–57 | 19–6 (8–5) | Watsco Center (2,312) Coral Gables, FL |
| Feb 19, 2017 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 16 | at No. 13 Duke | L 70–83 | 19–7 (8–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,153) Durham, NC |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | at Virginia Tech | W 79–69 | 20–7 (9–6) | Cassell Coliseum (2,377) Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 26, 2017 1:00 pm, RSN | No. 17 | Georgia Tech | W 75–70 | 21–7 (10–6) | Watsco Center (1,321) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2017 6:00 pm, RSN | (7) No. 16 | vs. (10) Georgia Tech Second Round | W 87–71 | 22–7 | HTC Center (3,145) Conway, SC |
| Mar 3, 2017 6:00 pm, RSN | (7) No. 16 | vs. (2) No. 8 Florida State Quarterfinals | W 56–54 | 23–7 | HTC Center (3,600) Conway, SC |
| Mar 4, 2017 2:30 pm, ESPNU | (7) No. 16 | vs. (3) No. 13 Duke Semifinals | L 52–57 | 23–8 | HTC Center (3,600) Conway, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 S) No. 16 | (13 S) Florida Gulf Coast First Round | W 62–60 | 24–8 | Watsco Center (2,232) Coral Gables, FL |
| Mar 20, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 S) No. 16 | (12 S) Quinnipiac Second Round | L 78–85 | 24–9 | Watsco Center (1,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

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