2016 – 17 South Florida Bulls women 's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Bulls , coached by Jose Fernandez in his sixteenth season , played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa , Florida . This was USF 's fourth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference , known as The American or AAC . They finished the season 24 – 9 , 11 – 5 in AAC play to finish in third place . They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Women 's Tournament for the third year in a row , where they lost to Connecticut for the third time . They received at-large bid to the NCAA Women 's Tournament where they lost to Missouri in the first round
American Athletic Conference Women 's Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team