2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

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2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland†	15	–	1		.938			32	–	3		.914
No. 11 Ohio State*	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
Michigan	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Purdue	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Michigan State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Penn State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
Iowa	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
Minnesota	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Illinois	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Wisconsin	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Nebraska	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent University of Iowa during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by seventeenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and are a members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Alexa Kastanek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Southeast Lincoln, NE G 2 Ally Disterhoft 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr West Iowa City, IA G 3 Makenzie Meyer 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mason City Mason City, IA F 4 Chase Coley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Washburn Minneapolis, MN G 5 Alexis Sevillian 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Goodrich Goodrich, MI F 10 Megan Gustafson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr South Shore Port Wing, WI G 11 Tania Davis 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Goodrich Grand Blanc, MI F 21 Hannah Stewart 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Johnsburg Minot, ND G 22 Kathleen Doyle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Benet Academy LaGrange Park, IL F 23 Christina Buttenham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Mary Catholic Secondary Hamilton, ON F 34 Carly Mohns 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Brodhead Brodhead, WI G 35 Bre Cera 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mukwonago Mukwonago, WI F 40 Hailey Schneden 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Assumption Davenport, IA F 43 Amanda Ollinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA	Head coach Lisa Bluder (Northern Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Jan Jensen (Drake) Jenni Fitzgerald (Drake) Lacey Goldwire (Oklahoma State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 2:00 PM		Lewis	W 61–35		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,024) Iowa City, IA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 PM		Oral Roberts	W 96–76	1–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,254) Iowa City, IA
11/13/2016* 12:00 PM		Hampton	W 84–51	2–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,522) Iowa City, IA
11/16/2016* 7:30 PM		at North Dakota	W 75–60	3–0	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,261) Grand Forks, ND
11/19/2016* 10:30 AM		Massachusetts Hawkeye Classic semifinals	W 71–30	4–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,435) Iowa City, IA
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM		South Dakota State Hawkeye Classic championship	L 64–66	4–1	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,826) Iowa City, IA
11/24/2016* 8:00 PM		vs. No. 9 UCLA Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 65–78	4–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016* 8:00 PM		vs. James Madison Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 90–75	5–2	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico
11/30/2016* 8:00 PM, BTN		No. 1 Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 58–73	5–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,809) Iowa City, IA
12/04/2016* 7:00 PM		Northern Iowa	W 88–39	6–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,666) Iowa City, IA
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM		Iowa State Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	W 88–76	7–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,579) Iowa City, IA
12/09/2016* 7:00 PM		Robert Morris	W 81–60	8–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,378) Iowa City, IA
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM, MC22		at Drake	L 76–81	8–4	Knapp Center (3,307) Des Moines, IA
12/20/2016* 5:00 PM		Kent State	W 83–48	9–4	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,563) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016 3:00 PM, BTN		at Illinois	L 65–70	9–5 (0–1)	State Farm Center (1,584) Champaign, IL
12/31/2016 2:00 PM		Nebraska	W 75–72	10–5 (1–1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,750) Iowa City, IA
01/03/2017 6:00 PM, BTN		at Penn State	L 58–71	10–6 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,258) University Park, PA
01/11/2017 7:00 PM		Illinois	W 78–58	11–6 (2–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,834) Iowa City, IA
01/14/2017 3:00 PM, BTN		No. 3 Maryland	L 82–98	11–7 (2–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,043) Iowa City, IA
01/17/2017 6:00 PM		at Rutgers	W 71–59	12–7 (3–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,517) Piscataway, NJ
01/21/2017 2:00 PM		Minnesota	W 80–65	13–7 (4–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,191) Iowa City, IA
01/29/2017 1:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 3 Maryland	L 81–100	13–8 (4–4)	Xifinity Center (7,988) College Park, MD
02/02/2017 7:00 PM		Rutgers	W 71–57	14–8 (5–4)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,884) Iowa City, IA
02/05/2017 1:00 PM		at Michigan	L 70–72	14–9 (5–5)	Crisler Center (3,327) Ann Arbor, MI
02/09/2017 6:00 PM, BTN		Michigan State	W 87–83 OT	15–9 (6–5)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,384) Iowa City, IA
02/12/2017 11:00 AM, BTN		at No. 13 Ohio State	L 81–88	15–10 (6–6)	Value City Arena (6,679) Columbus, OH
02/16/2017 7:00 PM, BTN		Northwestern	W 78–69	16–10 (7–6)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,167) Iowa City, IA
02/19/2017 11:00 AM, BTN		at Purdue	L 52–72	16–11 (7–7)	Mackey Arena (7,151) West Lafayette, IN
02/22/2017 6:00 PM		at Indiana	L 77–80 2OT	16–12 (7–8)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,946) Bloomington, IN
02/26/2017 2:00 PM		Wisconsin	W 71–60	17–12 (8–8)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,603) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 11:00 AM, BTN	(8)	vs. (9) Northwestern Second Round	L 73–78	17–13	Bankers Life Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017* 7:00 PM		Missouri State First Round	W 95–74	18–13	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,226) Iowa City, IA
03/18/2017* 3:00 PM		South Dakota Second Round	W 78–73	19–13	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (2,294) Iowa City, IA
03/23/2017* 7:00 PM		Colorado Third Round			Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

Rankings

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															N/A
Coaches	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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