2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents University of Kentucky during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.
| 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball | |
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Kentucky Classic champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| 2016–17 record | 22–11 (11–5 SEC) |
| Head coach | Matthew Mitchell (10th season) |
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| Home arena | Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena |
| 2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 PM |
No. 19 | Union (TN) | W 78–60 | Memorial Coliseum (1,339) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 PM |
No. 19 | No. 14 Miami (FL) Kentucky Classic |
W 82–66 | 1–0 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 PM |
No. 19 | Albany Kentucky Classic |
W 70–46 | 2–0 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,667) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 11/17/2016* 11:00 AM |
No. 15 | New Hampshire | W 92–43 | 3–0 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,793) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 11/19/2016* 9:00 PM |
No. 15 | at Colorado | L 69–79 | 3–1 |
Coors Events Center (1,507) Boulder, CO | ||||||
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 PM |
No. 20 | Morehead State | W 74–47 | 4–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,706) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 PM |
No. 20 | Samford | W 80–57 | 5–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,569) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN |
No. 17 | No. 12 Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 82–68 | 6–1 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,400) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 PM |
No. 17 | at No. 7 Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass |
L 67–69 OT | 6–2 |
KFC Yum! Center (12,245) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 PM |
No. 15 | Middle Tennessee | W 61–48 | 7–2 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,625) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 PM, SECN |
No. 15 | Arizona State | L 71–73 OT | 7–3 |
Rupp Arena (13,225) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 PM |
No. 19 | Radford | W 59–36 | 8–3 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,547) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 12/21/2016* 12:00 PM |
No. 18 | Washington State | W 69–67 | 9–3 |
Memorial Coliseum (4,875) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra |
No. 17 | at No. 15 Duke | L 54–69 | 9–4 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,121) Durham, NC | ||||||
| SEC regular season | |||||||||||
| 01/01/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 17 | at Tennessee | L 65–72 | 9–5 (0–1) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709) Knoxville, TN | ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 PM, SECN |
No. 24 | Missouri | W 64–62 | 10–5 (1–1) |
Memorial Coliseum (4,280) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 01/08/2017 2:00 PM, SECN |
No. 24 | Texas A&M | L 68–77 | 10–6 (1–2) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,669) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 01/12/2017 8:00 PM |
at Alabama | W 71–54 | 11–6 (2–2) |
Coleman Coliseum (2,437) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
| 01/15/2017 3:00 PM, SECN |
Georgia | W 82–61 | 12–6 (3–2) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,608) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| 01/19/2017 8:00 PM |
at LSU | W 55–42 | 13–6 (4–2) |
Maravich Center (1,845) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
| 01/22/2017 3:00 PM, SECN |
at Auburn | W 64–60 | 14–6 (5–2) |
Auburn Arena (2,294) Auburn, AL | |||||||
| 01/26/2017 7:00 PM |
Ole Miss | W 89–57 | 15–6 (6–2) |
Memorial Coliseum (4,272) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| 01/30/2017 7:00 PM, SECN |
No. 25 | at Missouri | L 67–73 | 15–7 (6–3) |
Mizzou Arena (3,374) Columbia, MO | ||||||
| 02/02/2017 7:00 PM, SECN |
No. 25 | No. 4 South Carolina | L 63–75 | 15–8 (6–4) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,533) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 02/05/2017 12:00 PM, SECN |
No. 25 | Vanderbilt | W 71–63 | 16–8 (7–4) |
Memorial Coliseum (6,023) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 02/09/2017 7:00 PM |
at Georgia | W 66–56 | 17–8 (8–4) |
Stegeman Coliseum (3,235) Athens, GA | |||||||
| 02/16/2017 8:00 PM, SECN |
at Arkansas | W 69–62 | 18–8 (9–4) |
Bud Walton Arena (1,142) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
| 02/19/2017 1:00 PM, SECN |
Florida | W 67–48 | 19–8 (10–4) |
Memorial Coliseum (6,604) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| 02/23/2017 7:00 PM |
No. 3 Mississippi State | W 78–75 OT | 20–8 (11–4) |
Memorial Coliseum (5,244) Lexington, KY | |||||||
| 02/26/2017 2:00 PM, ESPNU |
No. 22 | at No. 7 South Carolina | L 87–95 | 20–9 (11–5) |
Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC | ||||||
| SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/03/2017 2:30 PM, SECN |
(4) No. 20 | vs. (12) Alabama Quarterfinals |
W 65–55 | 21–9 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,702) Greenville, SC | ||||||
| 03/04/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNU |
(4) No. 20 | vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Semifinals |
L 77–89 | 21–10 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554) Greenville, SC | ||||||
| NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN2 |
(4 L) No. 18 | (13 L) Belmont First Round |
W 73–70 | 22–10 |
Memorial Coliseum (3,497) Lexington, KY | ||||||
| 03/19/2017* 12:00 PM, ESPN2 |
(4 L) No. 18 | (5 L) No. 11 Ohio State Second Round |
L 68–82 | 22–11 |
Memorial Coliseum (2,644) Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | N/A |
| Coaches | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
References
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