2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

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2016–17 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Ohio	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Buffalo	10	–	8		.556			22	–	10		.688
Miami (OH)	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Bowling Green	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
Akron	2	–	16		.111			9	–	21		.300
West
Central Michigan	15	–	3		.833			23	–	9		.719
Ball State	14	–	4		.778			21	–	11		.656
Toledo †	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
Northern Illinois	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Western Michigan	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
Eastern Michigan	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2017 MAC tournament winner As of March 17, 2017

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.

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	1–1	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			Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, GA
November 23, 2016* 2:00 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Savannah Invitational Second Round			Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, GA
November 24, 2016* 4:30 pm		vs. East Carolina Savannah Invitational Third Round			Savannah Civic Center  Savannah, GA
December 1, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
December 4, 2016* 1:00 pm		at Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse (–) Indianapolis, IN
December 8, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Purdue			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
December 11, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland			Athletics Center O'rena (–) Rochester, MI
December 18, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Lipscomb			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
December 21, 2016* 8:00 pm		Western Kentucky			E. A. Diddle Arena (–) Bowling Green, KY
December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Urbana			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016 12:00 pm		at Toledo			Savage Arena (–) Toledo, OH
January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
January 7, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
January 11, 2017 7:00 pm		at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena (–) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
January 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
January 21, 2017 12:00 pm		at Bowling Green			Stroh Center (–) Bowling Green, OH
January 25, 2017 7:00 pm		at Buffalo			Alumni Arena (–) Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
February 1, 2017 7:00 pm		at Akron			Rhodes Arena (–) Akron, OH
February 4, 2017 1:00 pm		at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall (–) Oxford, OH
February 8, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
February 11, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Ohio			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
February 18, 2017 1:00 pm		at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center (–) DeKalb, IL
February 22, 2017 7:00 pm		at Western Michigan			University Arena (–) Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
March 1, 2017 7:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center (–) Ypsilanti, MI
March 4, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo			Worthen Arena (–) Muncie, IN
MAC Tournament
TBA TBA		TBA			TBA  TBA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team