2016 – 17 Central Michigan Chippewas women 's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Chippewas , led by tenth year head coach Sue Guevara , played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 23 – 9 overall , 15 – 3 during MAC play to finish in first place , and win the MAC West Division , and MAC regular season championships . As the No. 1 seed in the MAC Tournament , they were upset by No. 8 seed Western Michigan in the quarterfinals . They received an automatic bid to the 2017 Women 's National Invitation Tournament , where they lost in the first round at Wright State
MAC Tournament
2017 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team