2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by tenth year head coach Sue Guevara, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1] They finished the season 23–9 overall, 15–3 during MAC play to finish in first place, and win the MAC West Division, and MAC regular season championships. As the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament, they were upset by No. 8 seed Western Michigan in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an automatic bid to the 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round at Wright State.[3]

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
MAC West Division Champions
MAC Regular Season Champions
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016–17 record23–9 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk 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*
7:00 pm		 at No. 1 Notre Dame
Preseason WNIT		 L 47–107  0–1
 Purcell Pavilion (8,454)
Notre Dame, IN
November 18, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Furman
Preseason WNIT		 W 81–71  1–1
 McGuirk Arena (497)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 19, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Elon
Preseason WNIT		 L 57–71  1–2
 McGuirk Arena (454)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 22, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Oakland W 70–67 2OT 2–2
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 25, 2016*
4:30 pm		 vs. Utah Valley
Cal Poly Tournament		 W 71–62  3–2
 Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 26, 2016*
2:00 pm		 vs. North Dakota State
Cal Poly Tournament		 W 77–55  4–2
 Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 1, 2016*
12:00 pm		 Loyola–Chicago W 95–57  5–2
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 3, 2016*
1:00 pm		 UIC W 77–55  6–2
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Purdue L 51–62  6–3
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
December 9, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Saint Joseph's W 73–71 OT 7–3
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 19, 2016*
7:00 pm		 Illinois W 82–51  8–3
 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 28, 2016*
7:00 pm		 at Middle Tennessee State L 69–79  8–4
 Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
MAC regular season
December 31, 2016
1:00 pm		 at Kent State W 91–78  9–4
(1–0)		 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, OH
January 4, 2017
7:00 pm		 Akron W 89–62  10–4
(2–0)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm		 Buffalo W 88–71  11–4
(3–0)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm		 Ball State W 101–92  12–4
(4–0)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 14, 2017
2:30 pm		 at Bowling Green W 76–65 OT 13–4
(5–0)		 Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm		 Miami (OH) W 80–61  14–4
(6–0)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 21, 2017
12:00 pm		 at Buffalo L 56–67  14–5
(6–1)		 Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
January 28, 2017
4:30 pm		 at Toledo L 72–74  14–6
(6–2)		 Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 1, 2017
6:00 pm		 Ohio W 64–59  15–6
(7–2)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 4, 2017
2:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan W 104–63  16–6
(8–2)		 Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 8, 2017
8:00 pm		 at NIU W 109–94  17–6
(9–2)		 Convocation Center 
Dekalb, IL
February 11, 2017
1:00 pm		 Western Michigan W 94–83  18–6
(10–2)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Ohio W 70–64  19–6
(11–2)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 18, 2017
12:00 pm		 Toledo W 72–61  20–6
(12–2)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 22, 2017
7:00 pm		 NIU W 109–86  21–6
(13–2)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 25, 2017
2:00 pm		 at Ball State L 73–81  21–7
(13–3)		 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Western Michigan W 94–73  22–7
(14–3)		 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
March 4, 2017
1:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan W 71–48  23–7
(15–3)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Tournament
March 8, 2017
12:00 pm		 (1) (8) Western Michigan
Quarterfinals		 L 63–67  23–8
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
WNIT
March 16, 2017
7:00 pm		 at Wright State
First round		 L 64–66  23–9
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Central Michigan Chippewas Women's Basketball 2016-17 Schedule-Chippewas Home and Away". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. Andy Sneddon (March 8, 2017). "Chippewas Falter in MAC Tournament". CMUChippewas.com. Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. Billing, Bryant (March 16, 2017). "Wright State women edge CMU to advance in WNIT". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, OH. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
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