Mode: | Women's Basketball |
Year: | 2016–17 |
Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Coachrank: | 9 |
Aprank: | 9 |
Record: | 28–6 |
Conf Record: | 13–3 |
Hc Year: | 10th |
Asst Coach1: | Al Brown |
Asst Coach2: | Rene Haynes |
Asst Coach3: | Hernando Planells |
Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2016–17 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented Duke University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie entering her 10th season. The team plays its home games at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 13–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Hampton in the first round before getting upset by Oregon in the second round.
All Blue Devils games will air on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. WDNC will once again act as the main station for the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network games with Steve Barnes providing the play-by-play and Morgan Patrick acting as analyst.
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
+ Regular Season Polls | 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | N/A | |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16т | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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(NR) | Not Ranked |
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