# 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by eighth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 16–14, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a 4 way tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic women's tournament to Houston.

## Media

All games will have a video stream on Bearcats TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital Network

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm, BearcatsTV | | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 79–50 | | Fifth Third Arena (386) Cincinnati, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 83–75 | 1–0 | Show Me Center (1,267) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/15/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 68–58 | 2–0 | Stroh Center (1,085) Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/19/2016* 6:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Indiana State | L 55–63 | 2–1 | Fifth Third Arena (734) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/22/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 49–43 | 3–1 | Millett Hall (1,111) Oxford, OH |
| 11/26/2016* 5:30 pm, Bearcats TV | | Howard | W 66–56 | 4–1 | Fifth Third Arena (483) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–42 | 5–1 | Fifth Third Arena (307) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Tennessee Tech | W 60–38 | 6–1 | Fifth Third Arena (494) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | at No. 9 Ohio State | L 38–80 | 6–2 | Value City Arena (5,850) Columbus, OH |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout | L 62–71 | 6–3 | Fifth Third Arena (1,362) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/15/2016* 12:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Georgia | L 48–51 | 6–4 | Fifth Third Arena (569) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Clarion | W 92–54 | 7–4 | Fifth Third Arena (439) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/21/2016* 3:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Eastern Illinois | W 78–64 | 8–4 | Fifth Third Arena (271) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Chicago State | W 81–53 | 9–4 | Fifth Third Arena (466) Cincinnati, OH |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm, ADN | | at SMU | L 47–64 | 9–5 (0–1) | Moody Coliseum (676) Dallas, TX |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | UCF | W 63–57 | 10–5 (1–1) | Fifth Third Arena (360) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, Bearcats TV | | Houston | W 85–64 | 11–5 (2–1) | Fifth Third Arena (643) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Memphis | W 66–59 | 12–5 (3–1) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (786) Memphis, TN |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | SMU | W 67–65 | 13–5 (4–1) | Fifth Third Arena (523) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ADN | | East Carolina | W 74–64 | 14–5 (5–1) | Fifth Third Arena (679) Cincinnati, OH |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | at UCF | L 44–64 | 14–6 (5–2) | CFE Arena (2,406) Orlando, FL |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ADN | | Tulane | L 68–74 | 14–7 (5–3) | Fifth Third Arena (909) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | | at No. 20 South Florida | L 52–72 | 14–8 (5–4) | USF Sun Dome (1,931) Tampa, FL |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 49–96 | 14–9 (5–5) | Fifth Third Arena (4,029) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm | | at Houston | W 71–62 | 15–9 (6–5) | Hofheinz Pavilion (698) Houston, TX |
| 02/15/2017 8:00 pm | | at Tulane | L 51–62 | 15–10 (6–6) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,013) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Memphis | W 68–57 | 16–10 (7–6) | Fifth Third Arena (1,170) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | L 69–80 | 16–11 (7–7) | Williams Arena (1,099) Greenville, NC |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 23 Temple | L 64–88 | 16–12 (7–8) | McGonigle Hall (1,312) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm | | Tulsa | L 61–78 | 16–13 (7–9) | Fifth Third Arena (624) Cincinnati, OH |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) Houston First Round | L 61–74 | 16–14 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||