# 2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the University of Oregon during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ducks, led by third year head coach Kelly Graves, played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Stanford. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2005. They defeated Temple and upset Duke in the first and second rounds to advance to the sweet sixteen for the first time in school history where they upset Maryland to advance to the elite eight where they lost to Connecticut.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Northwest Christian | W 89–36 | | Matthew Knight Arena (2,133) Eugene, OR |
| 12/04/2016* 12:00 pm | | Vanguard | W 95–55 | | Matthew Knight Arena (1,961) Eugene, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Lamar | W 84–67 | 1–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,098) Eugene, OR |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 77–62 | 2–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (1,741) Eugene, OR |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | UTSA | W 77–63 | 3–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (1,917) Eugene, OR |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 24 Michigan State | W 88–55 | 4–0 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,056) Eugene, OR |
| 11/25/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. No. 7 Mississippi State Rainbow Wahine Shootout | L 63–75 | 4–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/26/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout | W 86–49 | 5–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (2,042) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/27/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. San Jose State Rainbow Wahine Shootout | W 91–62 | 6–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 12/09/2016* 6:00 pm | | Portland | W 81–41 | 7–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,316) Eugene, OR |
| 12/12/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 25 | at Clemson | W 87–59 | 8–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (313) Clemson, SC |
| 12/14/2016* 4:00 pm | No. 25 | at Ole Miss | L 67–83 | 8–2 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,079) Oxford, MS |
| 12/17/2016* 5:00 pm | No. 25 | vs. Portland State Portland Showcase | W 90–46 | 9–2 | Moda Center Portland, OR |
| 12/20/2016* 12:00 pm | | Idaho | W 73–70 | 10–2 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,088) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 3:00 pm | | No. 9 Washington | L 77–99 | 10–3 (0–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,858) Eugene, OR |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | | Washington State | L 59–75 | 10–4 (0–2) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,402) Eugene, OR |
| 01/06/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 10 Stanford | L 60–81 | 10–5 (0–3) | Maples Pavilion (2,723) Stanford, CA |
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 20 California | W 69–66 | 11–5 (1–3) | Haas Pavilion (4,273) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/13/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | W 59–53 | 12–5 (2–3) | Galen Center (954) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/15/2017 1:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 17 UCLA | L 63–79 | 12–6 (2–4) | Pauley Pavilion (2,074) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/20/2017 6:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 71–66 | 13–6 (3–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,260) Eugene, OR |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 84–66 | 14–6 (4–4) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,657) Eugene, OR |
| 01/27/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 11 Oregon State Civil War | L 40–43 | 14–7 (4–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (4,370) Eugene, OR |
| 01/29/2017 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at No. 11 Oregon State Civil War | L 60–67 | 14–8 (4–6) | Gill Coliseum (6,005) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/03/2017 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | W 79–65 | 15–8 (5–6) | McKale Center (1,542) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/05/2017 11:00 am, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 63–68 | 15–9 (5–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (1,986) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/10/2017 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 15 UCLA | W 84–75 | 16–9 (6–7) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,438) Eugene, OR |
| 02/12/2017 11:00 am, P12N | | USC | W 73–50 | 17–9 (7–7) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,750) Eugene, OR |
| 02/17/2017 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 73–61 | 18–9 (8–7) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,683) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/19/2017 11:00 am, P12N | | at Colorado | L 66–76 | 18–10 (8–8) | Coors Events Center (3,988) Boulder, CO |
| 02/24/2017 6:00 pm | | California | L 55–61 | 18–11 (8–9) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,691) Eugene, OR |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 8 Stanford | L 59–65 | 18–12 (8–10) | Matthew Knight Arena (4,286) Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 8:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Arizona First Round | W 70–63 | 19–12 | KeyArena (4,158) Seattle, WA |
| 03/03/2017 8:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (3) No. 11 Washington Quarterfinals | W 70–69 | 20–12 | KeyArena (9,686) Seattle, WA |
| 03/04/2017 8:30 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (2) No. 10 Stanford Semifinals | L 56–71 | 20–13 | KeyArena (8,384) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (10 B) | vs. (7 B) Temple First Round | W 71–70 | 21–13 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| 03/20/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (10 B) | at (2 B) No. 9 Duke Second Round | W 74–65 | 22–13 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,620) Durham, NC |
| 03/25/2017* 8:30 am, ESPN | (10 B) | vs. (3 B) No. 4 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | W 77–63 | 23–13 | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT |
| 03/27/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN | (10 B) | vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Elite Eight | L 52–90 | 23–14 | Webster Bank Arena (8,978) Bridgeport, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Pacific 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 |