2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2016–17
Team:	Elon Phoenix
Conference:	Colonial Athletic Association
Short Conf:	CAA
Record:	27–7
Conf Record:	16–2
Hc Year:	6th
Asst Coach2:	Josh Wick
Asst Coach3:	Tasha Taylor
Champion:	CAA tournament & regular season champions
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by sixth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were third year members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 27–7, 16–2 in CAA play to win the CAA regular season title. They also won the CAA Tournament Championship for the first time in school history and earned their first ever bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. They lost in the first round to West Virginia.

Schedule

^[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| CAA regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| CAA Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#910028; color:#CDB87D;"| NCAA Women's Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 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
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elon University Phoenix - 2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule . Elonphoenix.com .