Mode: | Women's Basketball |
Year: | 2016–17 |
Team: | Creighton Bluejays |
Conference: | Big East |
Short Conf: | Big East |
Record: | 24–8 |
Conf Record: | 16–2 |
Hc Year: | 14th |
Asst Coach1: | Matt Fritsche |
Asst Coach2: | Chevelle Herring |
Asst Coach3: | Linda Sayavongchanh |
Champion: | Big East regular season co-champions |
Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.
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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | N/A | |
Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | 25 | 23 | RV | RV | RV |
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