Western Illinois · 2016–17
8–20 · #319 of 351 · MRI -40.64 · MRI Classic
| Date | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-12 | at | Kansas State | L 55–82 |
| 11-13 | vs | Oak Hills Christian | W 95–48 |
| 11-17 | vs | Southeast Missouri State | L 71–74 |
| 11-20 | at | Eastern Illinois | L 64–73 |
| 11-23 | vs | Crown College | W 91–53 |
| 11-26 | at | Miami (OH) | L 72–81 |
| 11-30 | at | American University | L 50–57 |
| 12-03 | vs | Chicago State | L 76–83 |
| 12-10 | vs | Eastern Illinois | L 49–63 |
| 12-17 | at | Milwaukee | W 75–59 |
| 12-19 | at | Purdue | L 50–82 |
| 12-30 | at | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 93–91 |
| 12-31 | at | IU Indianapolis | L 71–89 |
| 01-05 | vs | South Dakota State | W 82–74 |
| 01-07 | vs | Oral Roberts | W 86–71 |
| 01-12 | at | Denver | L 70–84 |
| 01-15 | at | Omaha | L 72–86 |
| 01-21 | vs | North Dakota State | L 57–89 |
| 01-26 | at | South Dakota | L 55–62 |
| 01-29 | vs | IU Indianapolis | W 78–69 |
| 02-02 | at | South Dakota State | L 65–98 |
| 02-05 | vs | Omaha | L 67–79 |
| 02-09 | at | Oral Roberts | W 63–60 |
| 02-15 | vs | Denver | L 72–78 |
| 02-18 | at | North Dakota State | L 91–100 |
| 02-24 | vs | South Dakota | L 81–92 |
| 02-26 | vs | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 92–96 |
| 03-05 | N | South Dakota | L 69–78 |
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.