2016–17 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2016–17
Team:	Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	27–8
Conf Record:	16–2
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Greg Collins
Asst Coach2:	Melissa Kolbe
Asst Coach3:	Brittany Parker
Champion:	C-USA regular season and tournament champions
Bowl:	NCAA Tournament
Bowl Result:	first round

The 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 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 27–8, 16–2 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.

Schedule

^[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#F5002F; color:#FFFFFF;"| 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
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Coaches	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2016–17 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site . 2016-10-15 . 2016-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160909004131/http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html . dead .