# 2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 1st year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a 4 way for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 73–71 | | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 1:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley Preseason WNIT First Round | W 71–53 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,405) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | No. 25 Missouri Preseason WNIT quarterfinals | L 35–55 | 1–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,207) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Colorado State Preseason WNIT consolation round | W 62–59 | 2–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,229) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 66–58 | 3–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,419) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/25/2016* 8:00 pm | | vs. Washington State South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 65–79 | 3–2 | South Point Arena (400) Enterprise, NV |
| 11/26/2016* 8:00 pm | | vs. Virginia South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 51–73 | 3–3 | South Point Arena (400) Enterprise, NV |
| 12/01/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 67–76 | 3–4 | Cassell Coliseum (2,292) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm, BTN | | California | L 65–86 | 3–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,573) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Drake | L 70–84 | 3–6 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,200) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 83–61 | 4–6 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,205) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Creighton | L 64–80 | 4–7 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,160) Omaha, NE |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 41–84 | 4–8 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (7,553) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2016 7:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 58–62 | 4–9 (0–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,669) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Iowa | L 72–75 | 4–10 (0–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,750) Iowa City, IA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 3 Maryland | L 49–93 | 4–11 (0–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,299) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/07/2017 6:00 pm | | at Michigan State | L 73–93 | 4–12 (0–4) | Breslin Center (6,155) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm | | Rutgers | W 62–58 | 5–12 (1–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,193) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | at Illinois | L 59–79 | 5–13 (1–5) | State Farm Center (2,675) Champaign, IL |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 69–86 | 5–14 (1–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,645) University Park, PA |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | Michigan | L 51–84 | 5–15 (1–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,763) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/26/2017 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | L 45–88 | 5–16 (1–8) | Mackey Arena (5,594) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/29/2017 11:00 am, BTN | | at No. 15 Ohio State | L 75–95 | 5–17 (1–9) | Value City Arena (6,457) Columbus, OH |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | L 69–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–18 (1–10) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,793) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 56–82 | 5–19 (1–11) | Kohl Center (4,073) Madison, WI |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 12 Ohio State | L 69–87 | 5–20 (1–12) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,278) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | | Indiana | W 67–64 | 6–20 (2–12) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,981) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | at No. 25 Michigan | L 60–80 | 6–21 (2–13) | Crisler Center (2,276) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm | | Michigan State | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 7–21 (3–13) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,630) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 12:30 pm, BTN | (13) | vs. (12) Illinois First Round | L 70–79 | 7–22 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

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