# 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by first-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Kohl Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way for 11th place. They defeated Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Michigan State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 4:00 pm | | Winona State | W 78–71 | | Kohl Center (3,240) Madison, WI |
| 11/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | UW–Stout | W 103–45 | | Kohl Center (2,928) Madison, WI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:30 pm | | at Charlotte | L 48–63 | 0–1 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,866) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 100–103 | 0–2 | Kohl Center (3,013) Madison, WI |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Dayton | L 64–83 | 0–3 | Kohl Center (2,944) Madison, WI |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Butler | W 60–55 | 1–3 | Kohl Center (3,458) Madison, WI |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Milwaukee | L 63–80 | 1–4 | Klotsche Center (1,183) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/26/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Ole Miss Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | L 44–69 | 1–5 | Cox Pavilion (931) Paradise, NV |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Lady Rebel Round-Up 3rd place game | W 80–70 | 2–5 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 59–72 | 2–6 | Kohl Center (2,972) Madison, WI |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 64–46 | 3–6 | Redbird Arena (1,209) Normal, IL |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | L 35–42 | 3–7 | Kohl Center (2,852) Madison, WI |
| 12/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 103–61 | 4–7 | Kohl Center (2,916) Madison, WI |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, BTN | | Marquette | L 75–81 | 4–8 | Kohl Center (4,974) Madison, WI |
| 12/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | W 54–53 | 5–8 | Kress Events Center (3,443) Green Bay, WI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | | Michigan | L 56–73 | 5–9 (0–1) | Kohl Center (4,361) Madison, WI |
| 01/04/2017 6:00 pm | | at Rutgers | L 52–68 | 5–10 (0–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,496) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 60–88 | 5–11 (0–3) | Williams Arena (4,471) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Purdue | L 57–79 | 5–12 (0–4) | Kohl Center (3,437) Madison, WI |
| 01/16/2017 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 46–76 | 5–13 (0–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,616) University Park, PA |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at No. 16 Ohio State | L 61–70 | 5–14 (0–6) | Value City Arena (4,466) Columbus, OH |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Michigan State | L 57–81 | 5–15 (0–7) | Kohl Center (3,085) Madison, WI |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | | Indiana | L 54–78 | 5–16 (0–8) | Kohl Center (4,430) Madison, WI |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northwestern | L 43–63 | 5–17 (0–9) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (924) Evanston, IL |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BTN | | No. 14 Ohio State | L 68-96 | 5–18 (0–10) | Kohl Center (4,454) Madison, WI |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 82–56 | 6–18 (1–10) | Kohl Center (4,073) Madison, WI |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 21 Michigan | L 66–75 | 6–19 (1–11) | Crisler Center (3,545) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 02/15/2017 6:00 pm | | at No. 2 Maryland | L 40–89 | 6–20 (1–12) | Xfinity Center (5,302) College Park, MD |
| 02/18/2017 11:00 am, BTN | | Rutgers | W 53–41 | 7–20 (2–12) | Kohl Center (6,680) Madison, WI |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Illinois | W 59–55 | 8–20 (3–12) | Kohl Center (3,255) Madison, WI |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 60–71 | 8–21 (3–13) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,603) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 3:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (14) Rutgers First Round | W 61–55 | 9–21 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (6) Michigan State Second Round | L 63–70 | 9–22 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,431) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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