2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team will represent Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship season. The Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Brady Sallee, will play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016–17 record21–8 (14–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tennille Adams
  • Audrey McDonald-Spencer
  • Ryan Patterson
Home arenaWorthen Arena
2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State13–5 .722  19–13  .594
Ohio12–6 .667  22–10  .688
Buffalo10–8 .556  22–10  .688
Miami (OH)5–13 .278  11–21  .344
Bowling Green4–14 .222  8–23  .258
Akron2–16 .111  9–21  .300
West
Central Michigan15–3 .833  23–9  .719
Ball State14–4 .778  21–11  .656
Toledo †12–6 .667  25–9  .735
Northern Illinois12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Western Michigan8–10 .444  19–13  .594
Eastern Michigan1–17 .056  6–25  .194
† 2017 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2017; 

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3		 Arkansas Pine Bluff W 88–60  1–0
 Worthen Arena (1,683)
Muncie, IN
November 16, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Evansville W 84–49  2–0
 Worthen Arena (1,012)
Muncie, IN
November 22, 2016*
4:30 pm		 vs. Auburn
Savannah Invitational First Round		 L 40–54  2–1
 Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
November 23, 2016*
2:00 pm		 vs. North Carolina A&T
Savannah Invitational Second Round		 W 76–57  3–1
 Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
November 24, 2016*
4:30 pm		 vs. East Carolina
Savannah Invitational Third Round		 L 69–82  3–2
 Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
December 1, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Chicago State W 88–53  4–2
 Worthen Arena (851)
Muncie, IN
December 4, 2016*
1:00 pm		 at Butler W 74–50  5–2
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (786)
Indianapolis, IN
December 8, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Purdue L 42–58  5–3
 Worthen Arena (2,510)
Muncie, IN
December 11, 2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Oakland W 66–59  6–3
 Athletics Center O'rena (552)
Rochester, MI
December 18, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb L 74–78  6–4
 Worthen Arena (892)
Muncie, IN
December 21, 2016*
8:00 pm		 at Western Kentucky L 61–68  6–5
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,759)
Bowling Green, KY
December 28, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Urbana W 93–49  7–5
 Worthen Arena (706)
Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
12:00 pm		 at Toledo W 51–45  8–5 (1–0)
 Savage Arena (3,509)
Toledo, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State W 71–47  9–5 (2–0)
 Worthen Arena (820)
Muncie, IN
January 7, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Western Michigan W 61–56  10–5 (3–0)
 Worthen Arena (2,645)
Muncie, IN
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Central Michigan L 92–101  10–6 (3–1)
 McGuirk Arena (1,471)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Akron W 80–70  11–6 (4–1)
 Worthen Arena (1,015)
Muncie, IN
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan W 78–49  12–6 (5–1)
 Worthen Arena (954)
Muncie, IN
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm		 at Bowling Green W 75–53  13–6 (6–1)
 Stroh Center (2,953)
Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Buffalo W 89–75  14–6 (7–1)
 Alumni Arena (1,189)
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois L 96–101  14–7 (7–2)
 Worthen Arena (4,298)
Muncie, IN
February 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Akron W 90–63  15–7 (8–2)
 Rhodes Arena (629)
Akron, OH
February 4, 2017
1:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 81–60  16–7 (9–2)
 Millett Hall (394)
Oxford, OH
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bowling Green W 91–70  17–7 (10–2)
 Worthen Arena (1,153)
Muncie, IN
February 11, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Ohio L 68–72  17–8 (10–3)
 Worthen Arena (1,011)
Muncie, IN
February 18, 2017
1:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois W 92–84  18–8 (11–3)
 Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Western Michigan W 83–72  19–8 (12–3)
 University Arena (683)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Michigan W 81–73  20–8 (13–3)
 Worthen Arena (1,427)
Muncie, IN
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan W 64–54  21–8 (14–3)
 Convocation Center (704)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 4, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Toledo L 66–76  21–9 (14–4)
 Worthen Arena (1,785)
Muncie, IN
MAC Tournament
March 8, 2017*
4:50 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Buffalo L 65–69  21–10 (14–4)
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Women's NIT
March 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, CBS		 at Indiana
Round 1		 L 58–71  21–11 (14–4)
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,028)
Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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