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2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team
| 2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball |
|---|
| Big 12 Conference |
| No. 6 |
| No. 5 |
| 33–4 (17–1 Big 12) |
| Kim Mulkey (17th season) |
| Bill Brock |
| Sytia Messer |
| Toyelle Wilson |
| Ferrell Center |
The 2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 17th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they upset by West Virginia. They earn an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeat Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the sweet sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the elite eight.
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2016*7:00 pm | No. 2 | Emporia State | W 89–60 | Ferrell Center (5,165)Waco, TX | |
| 11/07/2016*7:00 pm | No. 2 | Langston | W 121–32 | Ferrell Center (5,594)Waco, TX | |
| 11/11/2016*3:30 pm, FSSW | No. 2 | Houston Baptist | W 118–43 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (5,483)Waco, TX |
| 11/14/2016*6:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 2 | No. 9 UCLA | W 84–70 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (5,955)Waco, TX |
| 11/17/2016*6:30 pm, SNY/ESPN3 | No. 2 | at No. 3 Connecticut | L 61–72 | 2–1 | Gampel Pavilion (9,049)Storrs, CT |
| 11/20/2016*2:00 pm | No. 2 | Mississippi Valley State | W 101–36 | 3–1 | Ferrell Center (5,633)Waco, TX |
| 11/22/2016*7:00 pm | No. 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | W 109–38 | 4–1 | Ferrell Center (5,564)Waco, TX |
| 11/25/2016*10:00 am | No. 5 | vs. Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 84–42 | 5–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/26/2016*4:00 pm | No. 5 | vs. No. 18 DePaul Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 104–72 | 6–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 11/27/2016*6:30 pm | No. 5 | vs. No. 8 Ohio State Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 85–68 | 7–1 | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| 12/01/2016*7:00 pm, FCS | No. 4 | Abilene Christian | W 79–34 | 8–1 | Ferrell Center (5,415)Waco, TX |
| 12/04/2016*2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at No. 22 Tennessee Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 88–66 | 9–1 | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,244)Knoxville, TN |
| 12/06/2016*7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | Texas State | W 90–24 | 10–1 | Ferrell Center (5,362)Waco, TX |
| 12/15/2016*12:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | Winthrop | W 140–32 | 11–1 | Ferrell Center (6,440)Waco, TX |
| 12/29/20167:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 3 | Kansas State | W 87–57 | 12–1(1–0) | Ferrell Center (7,087)Waco, TX |
| 01/01/20172:00 pm, FSSW | No. 3 | Kansas | W 90–43 | 13–1(2–0) | Ferrell Center (6,501)Waco, TX |
| 01/04/20176:00 pm, FS2 | No. 2 | at No. 17 West Virginia | W 91–56 | 13–1(3–0) | WVU Coliseum (2,466)Morgantown, WV |
| 01/07/20172:00 pm | No. 2 | at Oklahoma State | W 86–50 | 15–1(4–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,612)Stillwater, OK |
| 01/11/20177:00 pm, FSSW | No. 2 | TCU | W 77–54 | 16–1(5-0) | Ferrell Center (6,081)Waco, TX |
| 01/15/20171:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | at Kansas | W 92–43 | 17–1(6–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,655)Lawrence, KS |
| 01/18/20177:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 2 | Iowa State | W 68-42 | 18–1(7–0) | Ferrell Center (5,532)Waco, TX |
| 01/21/20171:00 pm, FSN | No. 2 | No. 24 West Virginia | W 79–73 | 19–1(8–0) | Ferrell Center (6,462)Waco, TX |
| 01/25/20177:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 2 | at No. 25 Kansas State | W 91–49 | 20–1(9–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,488)Manhattan, KS |
| 01/29/20175:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 20 Oklahoma | W 92–58 | 21–1(10–0) | Ferrell Center (6,632)Waco, TX |
| 02/01/20177:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 2 | at Iowa State | W 83–52 | 22–1(11–0) | Hilton Coliseum (10,287)Ames, IA |
| 02/04/20172:00 pm | No. 2 | at Texas Tech | W 79–61 | 23–1(12–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,054)Lubbock, TX |
| 02/06/20177:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | No. 13 Texas | L 79–85 | 23–2(12–1) | Ferrell Center (7,054)Waco, TX |
| 02/12/20173:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at TCU | W 91–73 | 24–2(13–1) | Schollmaier Arena (3,686)Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/18/20175:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 4 | Oklahoma State | W 89–67 | 25–2(14–1) | Ferrell Center (6,477)Waco, TX |
| 02/20/20178:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | at No. 6 Texas | W 70–67 | 26–2(15–1) | Frank Erwin Center (7,103)Austin, TX |
| 02/25/201712:00 pm, FSSW | No. 4 | Texas Tech | W 86–48 | 27–2(16–1) | Ferrell Center (7,055)Waco, TX |
| 02/27/20177:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | at No. 19 Oklahoma | W 103–64 | 28–2(17–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,804)Norman, OK |
| 03/04/20171:30 pm, FSN | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) Texas Tech Quarterfinals | W 95–63 | 29–2 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420)Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/04/20171:30 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (4) No. 24 Kansas State Semifinals | W 88–71 | 30–2 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/04/20178:00 pm, FS1 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (6) West Virginia Championship Game | L 66–77 | 30–3 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,355)Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/18/2017*5:30 pm, ESPN2 | (1 O) No. 5 | (16 O) Texas Southern First Round | W 119–30 | 31–3 | Ferrell Center (4,169)Waco, TX |
| 03/20/2017*8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1 O) No. 5 | (9 O) California Second Round | W 86–46 | 32–3 | Ferrell Center (3,910)Waco, TX |
| 03/24/2017*8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1 O) No. 5 | vs. (4 O) No. 13 Louisville Sweet Sixteen | W 97–63 | 33–3 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,499)Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/26/2017*6:30 pm, ESPN | (1 O) No. 5 | vs. (2 O) No. 7 Mississippi State Elite Eight | L 85–94 OT | 33–4 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,128)Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region. All times are in Central Time. |
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