# 2016–17 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his seventeenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's fourth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. They finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament for the third year in a row, where they lost to Connecticut for the third time. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Missouri in the first round.

## Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Florida | W 78–42 | 1–0 | USF Sun Dome (1,906) Tampa, FL |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville | W 64–52 | 2–0 | USF Sun Dome (1,776) Tampa, FL |
| 11/24/2016* 4:45 pm | | vs. North Carolina Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals | W 83–55 | 3–0 | St. George HS Gymnasium Freeport, BAH |
| 11/26/2016* 6:45 pm | | vs. Georgia Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship | W 81–65 | 4–0 | St. George HS Gymnasium (543) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 91–41 | 5–0 | USF Sun Dome (1,812) Tampa, FL |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Butler | W 74–59 | 6–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (343) Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/11/2016* 3:00 pm | No. 22 | at Arkansas State | W 78–59 | 7–0 | Convocation Center (1,058) Jonesboro, AR |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 129–80 | 8–0 | USF Sun Dome (1,759) Tampa, FL |
| 12/19/2016* 3:30 pm | No. 21 | vs. Long Beach State Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals | L 68–73 | 8–1 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 3:30 pm | No. 21 | vs. Santa Clara Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round | W 63–54 | 9–1 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm | No. 21 | vs. UNLV Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game | W 77–42 | 10–1 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | Stetson | W 74–60 | 11–1 | USF Sun Dome (1,956) Tampa, FL |
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | at Tulane | W 62–53 | 12–1 (1–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,048) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | Tulsa | W 84–68 | 13–1 (2–0) | USF Sun Dome (1,900) Tampa, FL |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 20 | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 37–102 | 13–2 (2–1) | XL Center (10,109) Hartford, CT |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | No. 20 | East Carolina | W 79–48 | 14–2 (3–1) | USF Sun Dome (2,090) Tampa, FL |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 23 | Memphis | W 79–49 | 15–2 (4–1) | USF Sun Dome (1,951) Tampa, FL |
| 01/22/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 23 | No. 9 Louisville | L 52–66 | 15–3 | USF Sun Dome (2,334) Tampa, FL |
| 01/25/2017 8:00 pm | No. 23 | at SMU | W 52–51 | 16–3 (5–1) | Moody Coliseum (831) Dallas, TX |
| 01/29/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 23 | at Temple | W 55–51 | 17–3 (6–1) | McGonigle Hall (1,271) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ADN | No. 20 | Cincinnati | W 72–52 | 18–3 (7–1) | USF Sun Dome (1,931) Tampa, FL |
| 02/05/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 20 | at Memphis | L 57–62 | 18–4 (7–2) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (174) Memphis, TN |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | No. 22 | at East Carolina | W 76–66 | 19–4 (8–2) | Williams Arena (1,210) Greenville, NC |
| 02/12/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | Tulane | W 66–56 | 20–4 (9–2) | USF Sun Dome (2,047) Tampa, FL |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 22 | UCF War on I-4 | L 62–66 | 20–5 (9–3) | USF Sun Dome (1,884) Tampa, FL |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | Temple | L 71–77 | 20–6 (9–4) | USF Sun Dome (2,281) Tampa, FL |
| 02/21/2017 8:00 pm | | at Houston | W 79–50 | 21–6 (10–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion (568) Houston, TX |
| 02/25/2017 3:00 pm | | at Tulsa | W 90–64 | 22–6 (11–4) | Reynolds Center (674) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 68–96 | 22–7 (11–5) | USF Sun Dome (5,948) Tampa, FL |
| American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) SMU Quarterfinals | W 62–55 | 23–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) No. 25 Temple Semifinals | W 63–58 | 24–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,491) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) No. 1 Connecticut Championship Game | L 44–100 | 24–8 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,488) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (11 S) | vs. (6 S) No. 25 Missouri First Round | L 64–66 | 24–9 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in EST. ||||||

## Rankings

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