2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference.
| 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball | |
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Maine Tip-Off Tournament champions Rainbow Wahine Shootout champions Women of Troy Classic champions | |
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 34–5 (13–3 SEC) |
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| Home arena | Humphrey Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Carolina† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Mississippi State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 34 | – | 5 | .872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Missouri | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bulldogs finished regular season play at 27–3, 13–3 in the SEC, before continuing into the post-season. They advanced to the finals of their conference tournament as the #2 seed, but lost to #1 seed South Carolina. They entered the NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed in the Oklahoma City regional. They beat the #3 seed Washington Huskies team in the regional semifinals to advance to the regional final against #1 seed Baylor. The Bulldogs won in overtime to clinch their first Final Four berth.[1] This victory earned them the distinction of playing an undefeated UConn Huskies team, holder of a 111-game winning streak extending over three seasons. By upsetting the Huskies 66-64 in overtime on a buzzer-beating jumper by Morgan William, they advanced to play South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game for the national title, which they lost.
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/03/2016* 6:00 pm |
No. 10 | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 88–62 | Humphrey Coliseum (1,736) Starkville, MS | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:30 pm |
No. 10 | vs. Villanova Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals |
W 108–62 | 1–0 |
Cross Insurance Center (2,416) Bangor, ME | ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 6:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Maine Maine Tip-Off Tournament championship |
W 87–43 | 2–0 |
Cross Insurance Center (2,182) Bangor, ME | ||||||
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | vs. Tulane | W 66–49 | 3–0 |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum (1,724) Biloxi, MS | ||||||
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm, SECN |
No. 10 | No. 8 Texas | W 79–68 | 4–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (7,764) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 11/25/2016* 8:00 pm |
No. 7 | vs. Oregon Rainbow Wahine Shootout |
W 75–63 | 5–0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| 11/26/2016* 8:00 pm |
No. 7 | vs. San Jose State Rainbow Wahine Shootout |
W 88–51 | 6–0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| 11/27/2016* 9:30 pm |
No. 7 | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Shootout |
W 66–41 | 7–0 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| 12/03/2016* 1:30 pm, FSN |
No. 6 | at Iowa State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 85–81 OT | 8–0 |
Hilton Coliseum (10,643) Ames, IA | ||||||
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm |
No. 5 | at Southern Miss | W 72–50 | 9–0 |
Reed Green Coliseum (2,890) Hattiesburg, MS | ||||||
| 12/13/2016* 6:30 pm |
No. 5 | at Little Rock | W 58–44 | 10–0 |
Jack Stephens Center (1,534) Little Rock, AR | ||||||
| 12/16/2016* 10:00 pm |
No. 5 | vs. SMU Women of Troy Classic semifinals |
W 92–41 | 11–0 |
Galen Center (717) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| 12/18/2016* 3:00 pm |
No. 5 | at USC Women of Troy Classic championship |
W 76–72 | 12–0 |
Galen Center (1,213) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Alabama State | W 90–47 | 13–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,786) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Northwestern State | W 106–30 | 14–0 |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,352) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | LSU | W 74–48 | 15–0 (1–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,849) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at Arkansas | W 59–51 | 16–0 (2–0) |
Bud Walton Arena (1,233) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
| 01/08/2017 1:00 pm |
No. 4 | at Tennessee | W 74–64 | 17–0 (3–0) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (8,553) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | Florida | W 82–49 | 18–0 (4–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,575) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 01/16/2017 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | Ole Miss | W 73–62 | 19–0 (5–0) |
Humphrey Coliseum (8,840) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | at Alabama | W 67–54 | 20–0 (6–0) |
Coleman Coliseum (2,605) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
| 01/23/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 4 | at No. 5 South Carolina | L 61–64 | 20–1 (6–1) |
Colonial Life Arena (13,120) Columbia, SC | ||||||
| 01/29/2017 6:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | Texas A&M | W 71–61 | 21–1 (7–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (7,780) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 5 | at Auburn | W 77–47 | 22–1 (8–1) |
Auburn Arena (1,969) Auburn, AL | ||||||
| 02/05/2017 1:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 5 | Missouri | W 70–53 | 23–1 (9–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,792) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | Vanderbilt | W 86–41 | 24–1 (10–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,052) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm, SECN |
No. 4 | at Ole Miss | W 66–44 | 25–1 (11–1) |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (4,634) Oxford, MS | ||||||
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | Georgia | W 58–49 | 26–1 (12–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,431) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 3 | at No. 23 Texas A&M | W 72–67 | 27–1 (13–1) |
Reed Arena (5,243) College Station, TX | ||||||
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm |
No. 3 | at No. 22 Kentucky | L 75–78 OT | 27–2 (13–2) |
Memorial Colisuem (5,244) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 02/26/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | Tennessee | L 64–82 | 27–3 (13–3) |
Humphrey Coliseum (10,500) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/03/2017 5:00 pm, SECN |
(2) No. 6 | vs. (7) LSU quarterfinals |
W 78–61 | 28–3 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,330) Greenville, SC | ||||||
| 03/04/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
(2) No. 6 | vs. (6) Texas A&M semifinals |
W 66–50 | 29–3 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554) Greenville, SC | ||||||
| 03/05/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN |
(2) No. 6 | vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina championship game |
L 49–59 | 29–4 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,715) Greenville, SC | ||||||
| NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 O) No. 7 | (15 O) Troy First Round |
W 110–69 | 30–4 |
Humphrey Coliseum (5,572) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 03/19/2017* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 O) No. 7 | (7 O) No. 19 DePaul Second Round |
W 92–71 | 31–4 |
Humphrey Coliseum (6,035) Starkville, MS | ||||||
| 03/24/2017* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 O) No. 7 | vs. (3 O) No. 11 Washington Sweet Sixteen |
W 75–64 | 32–4 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
| 03/26/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN |
(2 O) No. 7 | vs. (1 O) No. 5 Baylor Elite Eight |
W 94–85 OT | 33–4 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,128) Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
| 03/31/2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 O) No. 7 | vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Final Four |
W 66–64 OT | 34–4 |
American Airlines Center (19,202) Dallas, TX | ||||||
| 04/02/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
(2 O) No. 7 | vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Championship Game |
L 55–67 | 34–5 |
American Airlines Center (19,229) Dallas, TX | ||||||
*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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Rankings
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6т | 7 | 7 | N/A |
| Coaches | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
References
- "Mississippi State vs. Baylor - Game Recap - March 26, 2017 - ESPN".
- "Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs 2016–17 schedule". HailState.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
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