# 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to California in the first round.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | LeMoyne–Owen | W 81–34 | | Maravich Center (677) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | W 77–73 | 1–0 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,441) Ruston, LA |
| 11/13/2016* 6:00 pm | | Wake Forest | W 60–57 | 2–0 | Maravich Center (1,728) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Rice | W 66–55 | 3–0 | Maravich Center (1,602) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/20/2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN | | No. 3 Connecticut | L 53–76 | 3–1 | Maravich Center (3,806) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 11/24/2016* 2:15 pm | | vs. UTEP Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | W 78–45 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (276) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Kansas State Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 54–69 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. NC State Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 59–58 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/04/2016* 1:00 pm, SECN | | TCU Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 67–61 | 6–2 | Maravich Center (1,809) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | Tulane | W 69–51 | 7–2 | Maravich Center (2,164) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/14/2016* 11:00 am | | Sam Houston State | W 89–41 | 8–2 | Maravich Center (4,777) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. North Carolina Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational | W 70–43 | 9–2 | Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,452) Myrtle Beach, SC |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Little Rock | W 69–49 | 10–2 | Maravich Center (1,820) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/28/2016* 6:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 93–40 | 11–2 | Maravich Center (2,037) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 5 Mississippi State | L 48–74 | 11–3 (0–1) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,849) Starkville, MS |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Florida | W 78–67 | 12–3 (1–1) | Maravich Center (1,802) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Arkansas | W 53–52 | 13–3 (2–1) | Bud Walton Arena (2,005) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Missouri | W 80–71 | 14–3 (3–1) | Maravich Center (2,001) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | No. 5 South Carolina | L 61–84 | 14–4 (3–2) | Maravich Center (2,840) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | Kentucky | L 42–55 | 14–5 (3–3) | Maravich Center (1,875) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/22/2017 4:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 25 Texas A&M | L 52–54 | 14–6 (3–4) | Reed Arena (4,639) College Station, TX |
| 01/29/2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 53–46 | 15–6 (4–4) | Maravich Center (2,182) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee | L 58–77 | 15–7 (4–5) | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,209) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/05/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | Alabama | W 48–41 | 16–7 (5–5) | Maravich Center (2,383) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | W 62–51 | 17–7 (6–5) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (729) Oxford, MS |
| 02/13/2017 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 58–60 | 17–8 (6–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (2,324) Nashville, TN |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 23 Texas A&M | W 67–63 | 18–8 (7–6) | Maravich Center (1,926) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm | | at Georgia | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (7–7) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,516) Athens, GA |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | at Auburn | L 49–54 | 18–10 (7–8) | Auburn Arena (2,889) Auburn, AL |
| 02/26/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 64–58 | 19–10 (8–8) | Maravich Center (2,005) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SEC Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 5:00 pm, SECN | (7) | vs. (10) Ole Miss Second Round | W 65–49 | 20–10 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| 03/03/2017 5:00 pm, SECN | (7) | vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State Quarterfinals | L 61–78 | 20–11 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,754) Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (8 O) | vs. (9 O) California First Round | L 52–55 | 20–12 | Ferrell Center (4,169) Waco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. 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 |