# 2016–17 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 12th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Mountain West play to a finish in a tie for third place. They were also champions of the Mountain West women's tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost in the first round to UCLA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | Alaska–Fairbanks | W 75–61 | | Taco Bell Arena (604) Boise, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Southern Oregon | W 89–45 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (496) Boise, ID |
| 11/16/2016* 5:30 pm | | Portland State | W 94–76 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena (638) Boise, ID |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Seattle | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Taco Bell Arena (582) Boise, ID |
| 11/25/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | W 83–78 | 4–0 | McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Charlotte Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | W 68–65 | 5–0 | McKeon Pavilion (106) Moraga, CA |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 67–64 | 6–0 | Taco Bell Arena (613) Boise, ID |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Washington State | W 77–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | Beasley Coliseum (699) Pullman, WA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Concordia (OR) | W 71–40 | 8–0 | Taco Bell Arena (641) Boise, ID |
| 12/11/2016* 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 11 Washington | L 66–92 | 8–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,028) Seattle, WA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | Portland | W 74–60 | 9–1 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| 12/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Hawaii | W 61–49 | 10–1 | Taco Bell Arena (536) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | Utah State | W 76–56 | 11–1 (1–0) | Taco Bell Arena (807) Boise, ID |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 51–45 | 12–1 (2–0) | Moby Arena (1,417) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | UNLV | L 55–58 | 12–2 (2–1) | Taco Bell Arena (267) Boise, ID |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm | | at San Diego State | L 77–84 | 12–3 (2–2) | Viejas Arena (714) San Diego, CA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 67–66 | 13–3 (3–2) | Taco Bell Arena (536) Boise, ID |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at New Mexico | L 68–75 | 13–4 (3–3) | The Pit (3,324) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 86–64 | 14–4 (4–3) | Taco Bell Arena (792) Boise, ID |
| 01/25/2017 7:30 pm | | at Nevada | L 62–69 | 14–5 (4–4) | Lawlor Events Center (951) Reno, NV |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 64–54 | 15–5 (5–4) | Taco Bell Arena (938) Boise, ID |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 53–60 | 15–6 (5–5) | Taco Bell Arena (943) Boise, ID |
| 02/04/2016 2:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 63–65 | 15–7 (5–6) | Smith Spectrum (490) Logan, UT |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 69–59 | 16–7 (6–6) | Clune Arena (358) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 64–62 | 17–7 (7–6) | Taco Bell Arena (948) Boise, ID |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at Wyoming | W 53–43 | 18–7 (8–6) | Arena-Auditorium (2,952) Laramie, WY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Nevada | W 77–74 | 19–7 (9–6) | Taco Bell Arena (769) Boise, ID |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 69–61 | 20–7 (10–6) | Event Center Arena (1,342) San Jose, CA |
| 02/28/2017 7:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 66–48 | 21–7 (11–6) | Save Mart Center (2,090) Fresno, CA |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 72–48 | 22–7 (12–6) | Taco Bell Arena (1,435) Boise, ID |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 3:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals | W 64–62 | 23–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,642) Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2017 7:30 pm | (4) | vs. (1) Colorado State Semifinals | W 65–61 | 24–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,670) Paradise, NV |
| 03/10/2017 1:00 pm | (4) | vs. (7) Fresno State Championship game | W 66–53 | 25–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (2,220) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | (13 B) | at (4 B) No. 15 UCLA First Round | L 56–83 | 25–8 | Pauley Pavilion (2,256) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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