2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the Final Four title game in Dallas on April 2, 2017, won by South Carolina. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016.

Season headlines

Milestones and records

  • December 8 – In Ohio State's 108–73 win over Southern, the Buckeyes' Kelsey Mitchell became the fastest Division I women's player to reach 2,000 career points, reaching the mark in her 79th game. The previous record of 82 was held by Missouri State's Jackie Stiles.[11]
  • December 11 – Kelsey Plum became the all-time leading scorer in Pac-12 Conference history (for either women or men), passing the former record of Stanford's Chiney Ogwumike during Washington's 92–66 win over Boise State.[12][lower-alpha 1]
  • December 16 – Baylor defeated Winthrop 140–32, setting a new Division I women's basketball record for victory margin.[13]
  • January 10 – UConn crushed South Florida 102–37 to give the Huskies their 90th straight win, equaling the program's own record for the longest winning streak by a Division I team of either sex.[14]
  • January 13 – Plum became the 12th player in Division I women's history with 3,000 career points during Washington's 90–73 win over Arizona.[15]
  • January 14 – UConn defeated SMU 88–48 for its 91st straight win, establishing a new Division I record streak.[16]
  • February 3 – Stanford defeated USC 58–42, giving Cardinal head coach Tara VanDerveer her 1,000th career win. She joined late Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt and current Duke men's head coach Mike Krzyzewski as the only Division I coaches at that time to reach the milestone.[17]
  • February 13 – UConn extended its record winning streak to 100 games with a 66–55 win over South Carolina.[18]
  • February 25 – Plum scored 57 points, a school record for either sex, in Washington's 84–77 win over Utah, surpassing Stiles for the top spot on the all-time NCAA Division I women's career scoring list.[19][lower-alpha 2]
  • March 6 – In the American Athletic Conference tournament final, UConn's Katie Lou Samuelson made all 10 of her three-point attempts, setting a new women's Division I record for most consecutive three-pointers in a game. The Huskies blasted South Florida 100–44 to enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten.[20]
  • March 18 – In the first round of the NCAA tournament, Texas A&M came back from a 21-point deficit early in the fourth quarter, ending on a 25–1 run to defeat Penn 63–61. This set a new record for largest comeback in the Division I women's tournament, surpassing the previous record of 16 points by Notre Dame in 2001 and Michigan State in 2005.[21]
  • March 19 – In the same round, Baylor set two all-time tournament records in its 119–30 pasting of Texas Southern:[22]
    • The 89-point margin was the largest ever, surpassing the previous record of 74 set by Tennessee against North Carolina A&T in 1994.
    • Baylor's 119 points were the most ever scored in regulation, surpassing the previous record of 116 set by Ohio State in 1998 and equaled twice by UConn, including earlier that same day.
  • March 21 – In the second round of the NCAA tournament, Plum surpassed Stiles' D-I record for points in a season, scoring 38 in the Huskies' 108–82 win over Oklahoma and finishing the game with 1,080 points on the season.[23] Plum eventually finished with 1,109 points on the season and 3,527 for her career.[24]
  • March 31 – UConn's record winning streak ended at 111 games with a 66–64 overtime loss to Mississippi State on a buzzer-beater by the Bulldogs' Morgan William.[25]

Coaching wins milestones

Conference membership changes

Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17:

School Former conference New conference
Coastal Carolina Big South Conference Sun Belt Conference

Pre-season polls

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See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Notre Dame (14)
2 Baylor (12)
3 Connecticut (6)
4 South Carolina (1)
5 Louisville
6 Maryland
7 Ohio State
8 Texas
9 UCLA
10 Mississippi State
11 Stanford
12 Florida State
13 Tennessee
14 Miami (FL)
15 Syracuse
16 Oklahoma
17 Washington
18 Arizona State
19 Kentucky
20 Florida
21 DePaul
22 West Virginia
23 Indiana
24 Missouri
25 Oregon State
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Connecticut (18)
2 Notre Dame (8)
3 South Carolina (3)
4 Baylor (2)
5 Maryland
6 Ohio State
7 Texas (1)
8 Louisville
9 UCLA
10 Stanford
11 Mississippi State
12 Florida State
13 Syracuse
14 Tennessee
15 Washington
16 Arizona State
17 Oregon State
18 Oklahoma
19 Kentucky
20 Miami (FL)
21 DePaul
22 Michigan State
23 Texas A&M
24 Florida
25 West Virginia

New arenas

  • South Dakota opened the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The completion of the 6,000-seat venue saw the South Dakota men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams move out of the considerably larger DakotaDome, which remains home to football, track & field, and swimming & diving. The first women's basketball game in the new arena was the opening leg of a November 13 doubleheader with the men's team, with the Coyotes defeating Stephen F. Austin 80–74.[31]
  • North Dakota State opened the renovated Scheels Center. This completion brought the previously outdated Bison Sports Arena up to full Division 1 standards. The arena resumed competition of their men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams inside the Scheels Center. The renovated arena seats 5,700 people on the North side of NDSU's campus in Fargo, North Dakota. The first women's game played in the renovated arena was an exhibition on November 3, 2016 against NCAA Division II Bemidji State, the Bison winning that game 79-59.[32] The first official women's game was on November 12, 2016; the Bison beat Dickinson State University 70-63.[33]

In addition, Alabama returned women's home games to Coleman Coliseum, home to Alabama men's basketball since the venue's opening in 1968. The Crimson Tide women began play in 1974 at Foster Auditorium, and split home games between the two facilities until moving full-time into the Coliseum in 1981. The women would move back to Foster near the end of the 2010–11 season, and used that as their main venue until returning to the Coliseum.[34]

This proved to be the final season for four Division I teams in their then-current venues.

Regular season

Early preseason tournament

Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date Winner Score Loser Region Round
March 18 Oregon (10) 71–70 Temple (7) Bridgeport Round of 64
March 18 Quinnipiac (12) 68–65 Marquette (5) Lexington Round of 64
March 20 Oregon (10) 74–65 Duke (2) Bridgeport Round of 32
March 20 Quinnipiac (12) 85–78 Miami (FL) (4) Bridgeport Round of 32
March 25 Oregon (10) 77–63 Maryland (2) Bridgeport Sweet Sixteen

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. This will be the first season in which the Ivy League holds a conference tournament.[39]

Conference Regular
season winner		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
Coach of the Year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (city)		 Tournament
winner
America East Conference New Hampshire Carlie Pogue, New Hampshire[40] Maureen Magarity, New Hampshire[40] 2017 America East women's basketball tournament Campus sites Albany
American Athletic Conference UConn Napheesa Collier & Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn[41] Geno Auriemma, UConn & Tonya Cardoza, Temple[41] 2017 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)		 UConn
ASUN Conference Stetson Brianti Saunders, Stetson[42] Lynn Bria, Stetson[42] 2017 ASUN women's basketball tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 Conference Dayton[c 1]
George Washington		 Jackie Kemph, Saint Louis[43] Jeff Williams, La Salle[43] 2017 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament First round at campus sites
Remainder at Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, VA)		 Dayton
Atlantic Coast Conference Notre Dame Alexis Peterson, Syracuse[44] Wes Moore, NC State[44] 2017 ACC women's basketball tournament HTC Center
(Conway, SC)		 Notre Dame
Big 12 Conference Baylor Brooke McCarty, Texas[45] Karen Aston, Texas[45] 2017 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Chesapeake Energy Arena
(Oklahoma City, OK)		 West Virginia
Big East Conference Creighton
DePaul[c 1]		 Brooke Schulte, DePaul[46] Doug Bruno, DePaul[46] 2017 Big East women's basketball tournament Al McGuire Center
(Milwaukee, WI)		 Marquette
Big Sky Conference Montana State
North Dakota		 Peyton Ferris, Montana State [47] Travis Brewster, North Dakota[48] 2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Reno Events Center
(Reno, NV)		 Montana State
Big South Conference Radford Emma Bockrath, High Point[49] Ronny Fisher, Campbell[49] 2017 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament Vines Center
(Lynchburg, VA)		 UNC Asheville
Big Ten Conference Maryland
Ohio State[c 1]		 Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State[50] Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan[50] 2017 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, IN)		 Maryland
Big West Conference UC Davis Channon Fluker, Cal State Northridge[51] Jennifer Gross, UC Davis[51] 2017 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament First round/Quarterfinals at Walter Pyramid
(Long Beach, CA)
Remainder at Honda Center
(Anaheim, CA)		 Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association Elon Precious Hall, James Madison[52] Charlotte Smith, Elon[52] 2017 CAA women's basketball tournament JMU Convocation Center
(Harrisonburg, VA)		 Elon
Conference USA WKU Jennie Simms, Old Dominion[53] Joye Lee-McNelis, Southern Miss[53] 2017 Conference USA women's basketball tournament First round/Quarterfinals at Bartow Arena
(Birmingham, AL)
Remainder at Legacy Arena
(Birmingham, AL)		 WKU
Horizon League Green Bay Mehryn Kraker, Green Bay[54] Katrina Merriweather, Wright State[54] 2017 Horizon League women's basketball tournament Joe Louis Arena
(Detroit, MI)		 Green Bay
Ivy League Penn Michelle Nwokedi, Penn[55] Mike McLaughlin, Penn[55] 2017 Ivy League women's basketball tournament Palestra
(Philadelphia, PA)		 Penn
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Quinnipiac Robin Perkins, Rider[56] Lynn Milligan, Rider[57] 2017 MAAC women's basketball tournament Times Union Center
(Albany, NY)		 Quinnipiac
Mid-American Conference Kent State (East)
Central Michigan[c 1] (West)		 Larissa Lurken, Kent State[58] Todd Starkey, Kent State[58] 2017 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament First round at campus sites
Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena
(Cleveland, OH)		 Toledo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bethune–Cookman Te’Shya Heslip, Howard[59] Vanessa Blair-Lewis, Bethune–Cookman[59] 2017 MEAC women's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, VA)		 Hampton
Missouri Valley Conference Drake Lizzy Wendell, Drake[60] Jennie Baranczyk, Drake[60] 2017 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament iWireless Center
(Moline, IL)		 Drake
Mountain West Conference Colorado State Ellen Nystrom, Colorado State[61] Joe Legerski, Wyoming[61] 2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, NV)		 Boise State
Northeast Conference Robert Morris Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Robert Morris[62] Charlie Buscaglia, Robert Morris[62] 2017 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament Campus sites Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference Belmont Tearra Banks, Austin Peay[63] Cameron Newbauer, Belmont[63] 2017 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Nashville Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, TN)		 Belmont
Pac-12 Conference Oregon State Kelsey Plum, Washington[64][65] Scott Rueck, Oregon State[64][65] 2017 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament KeyArena
(Seattle, WA)		 Stanford
Patriot League Bucknell Claire DeBoer, Bucknell[66] Aaron Roussell, Bucknell[66] 2017 Patriot League women's basketball tournament Campus sites Bucknell
Southeastern Conference South Carolina A'ja Wilson, South Carolina[67] Robin Pingeton, Missouri[67] 2017 SEC women's basketball tournament Bon Secours Wellness Arena
(Greenville, SC)		 South Carolina
Southern Conference Chattanooga[c 1]
Mercer		 Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer[68] Trina Patterson, UNC Greensboro[68] 2017 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament U.S. Cellular Center
(Asheville, NC)		 Chattanooga
Southland Conference Central Arkansas Taylor Ross, Stephen F. Austin[69] Sandra Rushing, Central Arkansas[69] 2017 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament Leonard E. Merrell Center
(Katy, TX)		 Central Arkansas
Southwestern Athletic Conference Grambling State
Texas Southern		 Britney Wright, Alabama State[70] Freddie Murray, Grambling State[70] 2017 SWAC women's basketball tournament Toyota Center
(Houston, TX)		 Texas Southern
The Summit League Western Illinois Emily Clemens, Western Illinois[71] JD Gravina, Western Illinois[71] 2017 Summit League women's basketball tournament Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
(Sioux Falls, SD)		 Western Illinois
Sun Belt Conference Little Rock Sharde' Collins, Little Rock[72] Joe Foley, Little Rock[72] 2017 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Lakefront Arena
(New Orleans, LA)		 Troy
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Cassie Broadhead, BYU[73] Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga[73] 2017 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Las Vegas, NV)		 Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference New Mexico State Moriah Mack, New Mexico State[74] Mark Trakh, New Mexico State[74] 2017 WAC women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Las Vegas, NV)		 New Mexico State
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Award winners

All-America teams

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Main article: 2017 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

However, of the major selectors in women's basketball, only the AP divides its selections into separate teams. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), selects a single 10-member (plus ties) team, as does the USBWA. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Conference standings

2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Connecticut 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
East Carolina 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Houston 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Memphis 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
SMU 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
South Florida 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Temple 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Tulane 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Tulsa 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
UCF 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† American Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
New Hampshire 15 – 1   .938     26 – 6   .813
Albany † 12 – 4   .750     21 – 12   .636
UMBC 10 – 6   .625     15 – 16   .484
Maine 9 – 7   .563     18 – 16   .529
Binghamton 8 – 8   .500     13 – 17   .433
Hartford 7 – 9   .438     17 – 14   .548
Vermont 6 – 10   .375     9 – 20   .310
Stony Brook 5 – 11   .313     12 – 18   .400
UMass Lowell* 0 – 16   .000     3 – 26   .103
† 2017 America East tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions; Rankings from AP poll
2016–17 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Dayton 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Duquesne 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Fordham 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
George Mason 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
George Washington 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
La Salle 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Rhode Island 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Richmond 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Saint Louis 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
UMass 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
VCU 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Clemson 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Duke 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Florida State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Louisville 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
North Carolina 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
NC State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Notre Dame 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Syracuse 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Virginia 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Wake Forest 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Idaho 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Idaho State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Montana 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Montana State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
North Dakota 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Northern Arizona 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Northern Colorado 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Portland State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Sacramento State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Southern Utah 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Weber State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 Big South women's basketball standings
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Illinois 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Indiana 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Iowa 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Maryland 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Michigan 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Michigan State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Minnesota 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Nebraska 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Northwestern 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Ohio State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Penn State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Purdue 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Rutgers 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Wisconsin 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 Big West women's basketball standings
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Baylor 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Iowa State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Kansas 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Kansas State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Oklahoma 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Oklahoma State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
TCU 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Texas 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Texas Tech 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
West Virginia 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 CAA women's basketball standings
Template:2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 Horizon League women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Template:2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 MAAC women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 MEAC women's basketball standings
Template:2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
2016–17 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bryant 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Central Connecticut 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
LIU Brooklyn 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Mount St. Mary's 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Robert Morris 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Sacred Heart 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Saint Francis (PA) 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
St. Francis Brooklyn 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Wagner 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 NEC Tournament winner
As of May 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll


Template:2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arizona 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Arizona State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
California 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Colorado 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Oregon 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Oregon State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Stanford 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
UCLA 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
USC 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Utah 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Washington 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Washington State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
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2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Alabama 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Arkansas 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Auburn 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Florida 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Georgia 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Kentucky 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
LSU 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Mississippi State 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Missouri 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Ole Miss 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
South Carolina 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Tennessee 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Texas A&M 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Vanderbilt 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† 2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 SWAC women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings Template:2016–17 The Summit League women's basketball standings
2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
BYU 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Gonzaga 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Loyola Marymount 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Pacific 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Pepperdine 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Portland 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Saint Mary's 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
San Diego 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
San Francisco 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
Santa Clara 0 – 0   –     0 – 0   –
† Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:2016–17 WAC women's basketball standings

Coaching changes

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team Former
coach		 Interim
coach		 New
coach		 Reason
Arkansas Jimmy Dykes Mike Neighbors Dykes resigned at the end of his third season, finishing with a 43–49 overall record and 16–36 in the SEC, capped off with an 11-game losing streak to end this season.[92] Washington's Neighbors was hired as his replacement.[93]
Belmont Cameron Newbauer Bart Brooks Newbauer left to fill the Florida vacancy.[94] DePaul assistant Brooks was hired as his replacement.[95]
Cal State Fullerton Daron Park Jeff Harada Park was fired after 4 seasons in the wake of numerous allegations of misconduct with his players.[96] The school went to Division II for their next hire, tabbing Central Washington's Jeff Harada as the next head coach.
Davidson Michele Savage Gayle Coats Fulks Savage was fired on March 8 after seven seasons.[97] The school hired Wake Forest asst. Fulks as her replacement.[98]
Delaware Tina Martin Jeanine Radice Natasha Adair Martin announced her Retirement on April 28. Asst. Radice was named interim coach during the school coaching search. The school would then hire Georgetown's Adair as the next head coach.[99]
Denver Kerry Cremeans Jim Turgeon Cremeans resigns on March 17. Turgeon was hired as the next coach.
Eastern Illinois Debbie Black Matt Bollant Black was fired after 4 seasons, composing a 34-80 overall record with a 21-43 record in Ohio Valley Conference play. Former Illinois coach Bollant was hired as the next coach.[100]
Florida Amanda Butler Cameron Newbauer Butler was fired on March 6—her 45th birthday—after 10 seasons at her alma mater. Despite being ranked by the AP in the preseason, the Gators finished with their second losing record in three seasons, and remain the only women's team on the campus that has never won a conference championship.[101] Florida hired Belmont head coach Newbauer.[94]
Florida Atlantic Kellie Lewis-Jay Jim Jabir Lewis-Jay was fired on March 6 after five seasons and an overall 73–103 record. Jabir was hired as the next coach.[102]
Georgetown Natasha Adair James Howard Adair left for the Delaware opening.[99] Top assistant Howard was promoted to head coach.
Grambling State Nadine Domond Freddie Murray Domond left to take an asst. coaching position at Rutgers on July 1, 2016. Asst. coach Murray was named interim coach for 2016-17. He later had the tag removed on April 6, 2017
Grand Canyon Trent May Milee Karre Nicole Powell May was fired on March 7 after 10 seasons. Top assistant Karre was named interim head coach during the search for May's successor.[103] Oregon asst. coach and former WNBA star Powell was tabbed as the next head coach.[104]
Illinois Matt Bollant Nancy Fahey Bollant was fired on March 14 after five seasons. He went 61–94 overall and 22–62 in Big Ten play, and had been sued in 2015 by seven former players who alleged racial harassment.[105] The Illini turned to Women's Basketball Hall of Fame coach Fahey from Division III Washington (MO), where she led the Bears to five national titles and 737 wins in 31 seasons.[106]
Illinois State Barb Smith Kristen Gillespie Smith was fired on March 13 after four seasons. She inherited a program that had put together seven straight winning seasons, but the Redbirds went 28–93 during her tenure.[107] Illinois State hired Gillespie from Division II in-state school Lewis.[108]
Lafayette Theresa Grentz C.K. Calhoun Kia Damon Grentz was fired on April 4 after two seasons and a 10–51 overall record and 6–30 in conference play. Top assistant Calhoun was named as interim head coach during the search for Grentz' successor.[109] The school would then hire Cincinnati asst. Damon as their next head coach.
Long Beach State Jody Wynn Jeff Cammon Wynn left for the Washington opening.[110] The school hired Colorado asst. Cammon, who was previously an assistant under Wynn for 5 seasons.
Maine Richard Barron Amy Vachon Barron was forced to take an extended medical leave on January 6 due to an as-yet-undetermined, but not life-threatening, neurological condition.[111] Vachon took over on an interim basis at that time. Her interim term was extended after the end of the season in order to allow Barron to seek further treatment and determine if he can return to coaching.[112]
Marshall Matt Daniel Tony Kemper Daniel resigned on March 12 after five seasons, citing family reasons, specifically an opportunity to move back to his home state of Arkansas.[113] Marshall promoted top assistant Kemper to fill the vacancy.[114]
Mississippi Valley State Jessica Kern Ashley Walker Kern left after 1 season for the Tennessee State opening. The school went to the NAIA for their next hire, tabbing Wiley College's Walker as the next coach.
Mount St. Mary's Bryan Whitten Maria Marchesano Whitten was fired on March 22. IUPUI asso. head coach Marchesano was hired as his replacement.
Murray State Rob Cross Rechelle Turner Cross was fired on February 27 after nine seasons. While he led the Racers to an OVC regular-season title in his first season, the Racers never finished higher than fourth in the conference during the rest of his tenure.[115] The Racers went a mere five minutes' drive for their new coach, hiring Turner after 21 seasons as head coach at their city's high school.[116]
Nevada Jane Albright Amanda Levens Albright announced her retirement on March 1, effective at season's end, after 33 seasons as a Division I head coach and nine at Nevada.[117] The Wolf Pack hired top Arizona State assistant Levens, who had been a Nevada assistant from 2003 to 2008.[118]
New Mexico State Mark Trakh Brooke Atkinson Trakh left for the USC vacancy.[119] Atkinson, who served as an assistant at New Mexico State from 2003 to 2011, was hired after serving as an assistant coach at Colorado State for the last three seasons.
North Carolina Central Vanessa Taylor Kendra Eaton Trisha Stafford-Odom Taylor was fired on March 23 after an 8–21 season and a 33–113 overall record in five seasons. The Eagles, after naming assistant Eaton as interim coach during their search for a permanent replacement, hired Stafford-Odom, a former assistant at UCLA, North Carolina, and Duke, from Division II Concordia–Irvine.[120]
Old Dominion Karen Barefoot Nikki McCray Barefoot left for the UNC Wilmington opening.[121] The school hired former WNBA All-Star McCray-Penson, who spent the last 9 seasons as an assistant under Dawn Staley at South Carolina.[122]
Pepperdine Ryan Weisenberg DeLisha Milton-Jones Weisenberg was fired on March 8 after four seasons in which the Waves went 28–94, capped off with a 7–23 record this season. The Waves hired Milton-Jones, who joined the program as an assistant at the start of the season after 17 seasons playing in the WNBA.[123]
Southeastern Louisiana Errol Gauff Ayla Guzzardo Gauff resign from Southeastern Louisiana on March 9. Guzzardo was hired as the next coach.
Tennessee State Larry Joe Inman Jessica Kern Inman resigned as head coach on March 9, 2017, citing personal reasons. Mississippi Valley State coach Jessica Kern was hired as his replacement.[124]
UNCW Adell Harris Karen Barefoot Harris resigned from UNCW on April 12, 2017 to pursue other interests. The school hired Old Dominion's Barefoot as her replacement.[121]
USC Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Mark Trakh Cooper-Dyke resigned after the Trojans' season ended with a first-round loss in the Pac-12 Tournament on March 3. She had led the Trojans to an NCAA appearance in her first season in 2014, but the Trojans posted mediocre records in her other three seasons, ending with a 14–16 mark this season.[125] The Trojans brought back Trakh, who had been their head coach from 2004 to 2009, from New Mexico State.[119]
UTEP Keitha Adams Kevin Baker Adams left for the Wichita State opening.[126] The school hired Baker from Division II Angelo State to be their next head coach.
Washington Mike Neighbors Jody Wynn Neighbors left for the Arkansas opening.[93] The school hired Long Beach State's Wynn as his replacement.[127]
Wichita State Jody Adams-Birch Linda Hargrove Keitha Adams The Shockers parted ways with Adams-Birch on January 22 with the team at 8–10 on the season. She had been temporarily replaced by top assistant Kirk Crawford three days earlier while AD Darron Boatright reviewed the program. Following Adams-Birch's departure, former Shockers head coach Hargrove was brought back to serve for the remainder of the season.[128][129] Wichita State ultimately hired UTEP head coach Keitha Adams as the permanent replacement.[126]
Winthrop Kevin Cook Lynette Woodard The Eagles parted ways with Cook on February 24 after suspending him in January for what the school called a personnel matter. Top assistant Woodard was named interim coach during Cook's suspension,[130] and Winthrop removed the interim tag after the season.[131]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Although Cheryl Miller, who starred at USC during the 1980s, then had more career points than either Plum or Ogwumike, she never played in the Pac-12 (or, as it was known during her career, the Pac-10). The conference did not sponsor women's sports until the 1986–87 season, the season after Miller's graduation.
  2. ↑ Lynette Woodard finished her career at Kansas in 1981 with 3,649 points, more than Plum's final career total of 3,527. However, Woodard's entire career was in the era when women's college sports were governed by the AIAW; the NCAA did not organize women's sports until the 1981–82 season.

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