# 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by tenth-year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 23–9 overall, 15–3 during MAC play, to finish in first place, and win the MAC West Division, and MAC regular season championships. As the No. 1 seed in the MAC tournament, they were upset by No. 8 seed Western Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an automatic bid to the 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round at Wright State.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 1 Notre Dame Preseason WNIT | L 47–107 | 0–1 | Purcell Pavilion (8,454) Notre Dame, IN |
| November 18, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Furman Preseason WNIT | W 81–71 | 1–1 | McGuirk Arena (497) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 19, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Elon Preseason WNIT | L 57–71 | 1–2 | McGuirk Arena (454) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 22, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Oakland | W 70–67 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 25, 2016* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. Utah Valley Cal Poly Tournament | W 71–62 | 3–2 | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 26, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. North Dakota State Cal Poly Tournament | W 77–55 | 4–2 | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 1, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | | Loyola–Chicago | W 95–57 | 5–2 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 3, 2016* 1:00 p.m. | | UIC | W 77–55 | 6–2 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 6, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Purdue | L 51–62 | 6–3 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 9, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Joseph's | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 19, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Illinois | W 82–51 | 8–3 | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 28, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Middle Tennessee State | L 69–79 | 8–4 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 1:00 p.m. | | at Kent State | W 91–78 | 9–4 (1–0) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH |
| January 4, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Akron | W 89–62 | 10–4 (2–0) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 7, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Buffalo | W 88–71 | 11–4 (3–0) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Ball State | W 101–92 | 12–4 (4–0) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 14, 2017 2:30 p.m. | | at Bowling Green | W 76–65 $^{OT}$ | 13–4 (5–0) | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| January 18, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Miami (OH) | W 80–61 | 14–4 (6–0) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 21, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | at Buffalo | L 56–67 | 14–5 (6–1) | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| January 28, 2017 4:30 p.m. | | at Toledo | L 72–74 | 14–6 (6–2) | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| February 1, 2017 6:00 p.m. | | Ohio | W 64–59 | 15–6 (7–2) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 4, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Eastern Michigan | W 104–63 | 16–6 (8–2) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 8, 2017 8:00 p.m. | | at NIU | W 109–94 | 17–6 (9–2) | Convocation Center Dekalb, IL |
| February 11, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Western Michigan | W 94–83 | 18–6 (10–2) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Ohio | W 70–64 | 19–6 (11–2) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| February 18, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | Toledo | W 72–61 | 20–6 (12–2) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 22, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | NIU | W 109–86 | 21–6 (13–2) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Ball State | L 73–81 | 21–7 (13–3) | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN |
| March 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Western Michigan | W 94–73 | 22–7 (14–3) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 4, 2017 1:00 p.m. | | Eastern Michigan | W 71–48 | 23–7 (15–3) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2017 12:00 p.m. | (1) | (8) Western Michigan Quarterfinals | L 63–67 | 23–8 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Wright State First round | L 64–66 | 23–9 | Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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