# 2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Radford and Virginia in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2016* 2:00 pm | | Glenville State | W 114–79 | | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | No. 13 Tennessee | L 69–81 | 0–1 | JMU Convocation Center (3,471) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 83–57 | 1–1 | JMU Convocation Center (3,480) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 11/15/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Liberty | W 62–48 | 2–1 | Vines Center (826) Lynchburg, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 12 Florida State | L 64–84 | 2–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,030) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/24/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. Idaho State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 83–53 | 3–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2016* 9:00 pm | | vs. Iowa Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 75–90 | 3–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 71–50 | 4–3 | JMU Convocation Center (2,678) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Rutgers | W 82–76 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,320) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/21/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at St. John's | L 63–74 | 5–4 | Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | W 85–72 | 6–4 | Hagan Arena (923) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/31/2016* 4:30 pm | | Wake Forest | W 83–76 | 7–4 | JMU Convocation Center (3,212) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 2:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 73–51 | 8–4 (1–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,139) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 93–57 | 9–4 (2–0) | JMU Convocation Center (2,118) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Towson | L 51–54 | 9–5 (2–1) | SECU Arena (454) Towson, MD |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 66–51 | 10–5 (3–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (1,378) Newark, DE |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 74–54 | 11–5 (4–1) | JMU Convocation Center (2,358) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 76–70 | 12–5 (5–1) | Alumni Gym (1,412) Elon, NC |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | Towson | L 55–60 | 13–5 (5–2) | JMU Convocation Center (4,135) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 54–47 | 14–5 (6–2) | JMU Convocation Center (3,082) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm | | William & Mary | W 79–64 | 15–5 (7–2) | Kaplan Arena (1,106) Williamsburg, VA |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 61–50 | 16–5 (8–2) | Hofstra Arena (859) Hempstead, NY |
| 02/05/2017 2:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 67–49 | 17–5 (9–2) | Cabot Center (180) Boston, MA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 77–42 | 17–6 (10–2) | JMU Convocation Center (2,428) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, ASN | | Elon | W 61–54 | 18–6 (11–2) | JMU Convocation Center (4,019) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 70–59 | 19–6 (12–2) | Trask Coliseum (641) Wilmington, NC |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | W 84–78 | 20–6 (13–2) | TD Arena (311) Charleston, SC |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 74–64 | 21–6 (14–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (808) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/26/2017 5:00 pm, ASN | | at William & Mary | L 53–62 | 21–7 (14–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,985) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 74–60 | 22–7 (15–3) | JMU Convocation Center (2,319) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 5:00 pm, ASN | (2) | vs. (7) UNC Wilmington Quarterfinals | W 52–27 | 23–7 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/10/2017 7:30 pm, CSN | (2) | vs. (3) Drexel Semifinals | W 76–68 | 24–7 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/11/2017 7:30 pm, CSN | (2) | vs. (1) Elon Championship Game | L 60–78 | 24–8 | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | Radford First Round | W 80–59 | 25–8 | JMU Convocation Center (1,292) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | Virginia Second Round | W 61–55 | 26–8 | JMU Convocation Center (1,626) Harrisonburg, VA |
| 03/23/2017* 7:00 pm | | Villanova Third Round | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 26–9 | JMU Convocation Center (1,712) Harrisonburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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