Rice · 2016–17
23–12 · #105 of 351 · MRI 65.73 · MRI Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-13 | at | James Madison | W 94–70 |
| 11-17 | vs | Texas Southern | L 68–71 |
| 11-19 | at | Omaha | W 100–87 |
| 11-22 | vs | Montana State | W 83–78 |
| 11-24 | vs | Delaware State | W 80–58 |
| 11-26 | at | Incarnate Word | W 87–79 |
| 12-01 | vs | Houston Christian | W 90–77 |
| 12-03 | at | Texas Tech | L 84–85 |
| 12-11 | vs | Stephen F. Austin | W 70–63 |
| 12-15 | vs | St. Edward's | W 93–64 |
| 12-18 | at | Pittsburgh | L 73–83 |
| 12-20 | vs | Northwestern State | W 100–93 |
| 12-22 | vs | St. Thomas (TX) | W 83–63 |
| 12-31 | at | Old Dominion | L 56–62 |
| 01-03 | at | Charlotte | W 89–70 |
| 01-06 | vs | Middle Tennessee | L 77–80 |
| 01-08 | vs | UAB | L 81–88 |
| 01-14 | vs | North Texas | W 101–79 |
| 01-20 | at | Louisiana Tech | L 64–74 |
| 01-21 | at | Southern Miss | W 61–58 |
| 01-27 | vs | Old Dominion | L 72–80 |
| 01-29 | vs | Charlotte | W 84–67 |
| 02-04 | at | North Texas | W 95–80 |
| 02-10 | at | Florida International | W 89–78 |
| 02-12 | at | Florida Atlantic | W 81–75 |
| 02-17 | vs | UTSA | W 80–68 |
| 02-19 | vs | UTEP | L 71–79 |
| 02-24 | vs | Southern Miss | W 72–71 |
| 02-26 | vs | Louisiana Tech | W 88–81 |
| 03-03 | at | Marshall | W 89–88 |
| 03-05 | at | Western Kentucky | L 72–79 |
| 03-08 | N | Southern Miss | W 86–75 |
| 03-09 | N | UTEP | L 76–86 |
| 03-16 | vs | San Francisco | W 85–76 |
| 03-21 | vs | Utah Valley | L 79–85 |
No expected-margin column for this season: MRI 2.0 rates college basketball from 2020 onward, and these games were rated by the original formula, which scores a result rather than predicting one.