2016β17 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball | |
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C-USA regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA Tournament, first round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 27β8 (16β2 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WKU β | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2016β17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2016β17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27β8, 16β2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm |
Young Harris | W 98β51 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (811) Bowling Green, KY | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 96β32 | 1β0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,138) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/16/2016* 5:30 pm, FCS/ WKYU |
TexasβArlington | L 68β71 | 1β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,712) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/19/2016* 2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU |
No. 23 Indiana | W 85β74 | 2β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,832) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/25/2016* 12:30 pm |
vs. No. 18
DePaul Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals |
L 69β77 | 2β2 |
Germain Arena Estero, FL | |||||||
11/26/2016* 10:00 am |
vs.
Kent State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round |
W 79β73 OT | 3β2 |
Germain Arena Estero, FL | |||||||
11/27/2016* 12:30 pm |
vs.
George Washington Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game |
L 49β68 | 3β3 |
Germain Arena Estero, FL | |||||||
11/30/2016* 4:30 pm, FCS/WKYU |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 90β63 | 4β3 |
McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||
12/03/2016* 12:30 pm |
at Austin Peay | W 85β65 | 5β3 |
Dunn Center (1,165) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at No. 8 Louisville | L 61β68 | 5β4 |
KFC Yum! Center (9,168) Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm |
Lipscomb | W 87β35 | 6β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,120) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm |
College of Charleston | W 89β76 | 7β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,051) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/21/2016* 5:30 pm, FCS/WKYU |
Ball State | W 68β61 | 8β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,759) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2016 7:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 76β55 | 9β4 (1β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/01/2017 2:00 pm |
FIU | W 90β38 | 10β4 (2β0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/05/2017 10:30 am |
at Charlotte | L 85β89 OT | 10β5 (2β1) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,518) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
01/07/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Old Dominion | W 67β62 | 11β5 (3β1) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,290) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
01/12/2017 11:00 am |
UAB | W 60β48 | 12β5 (4β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/15/2017 2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU |
Middle Tennessee | W 66β51 | 13β5 (5β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,064) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/21/2017 2:00 pm |
Marshall | W 73β57 | 14β5 (6β1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,756) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
01/26/2017 8:05 pm, beIN |
at UTEP | W 71β54 | 15β5 (7β1) |
Don Haskins Center (2,469) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/28/2017 2:00 pm |
at UTSA | L 77β80 | 15β6 (7β2) |
Convocation Center (359) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
02/02/2017 7:00 pm |
Louisiana Tech | W 67β58 | 16β6 (8β2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,127) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:00 pm |
Southern Miss | W 79β53 | 17β6 (9β2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
02/11/2017 12:00 pm |
at Marshall | W 78β64 | 18β6 (10β2) |
Cam Henderson Center (717) Huntington, WV | |||||||
02/16/2017 6:30 pm, beIN |
at Middle Tennessee | W 82β75 | 19β6 (11β2) |
Murphy Center (4,027) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
02/18/2017 2:00 pm |
at UAB | W 62β52 | 20β6 (12β2) |
Bartow Arena (399) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
02/23/2017 7:00 pm |
Charlotte | W 75β74 | 21β6 (13β2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,344) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
02/25/2017 2:00 pm |
Old Dominion | W 79β73 | 22β6 (14β2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at North Texas | W 75β55 | 23β6 (15β2) |
The Super Pit (1,037) Denton, TX | |||||||
03/04/2017 2:00 pm |
at Rice | W 80β75 | 24β6 (16β2) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (829) Houston, TX | |||||||
Conference USA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/09/2017 1:30 pm |
vs. North Texas Quarterfinals |
W 78β51 | 25β6 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||
03/10/2017 4:30 pm, ASN |
vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals |
W 77β53 | 26β6 |
Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||
03/11/2017 4:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Southern Miss Championship |
W 67β56 | 27β6 |
Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL | |||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(12 L) | vs. (5 L) No. 11
Ohio State First Round |
L 63β70 | 27β7 |
Memorial Coliseum (3,557) Lexington, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Poll | Pre- Season |
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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 | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
2016β17 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team