Schedule:
Please note: All rankings shown are the rankings of the teams on the date that they played one another
| Game | Date | Away Team (Rank) | Away Score | Home Score | Home Team (Rank) | Game Status | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-11-11 | Indiana State (169) | 78 | 80 | Northern Illinois (145) | Final/OT | W | 2 |
| 2 | 2016-11-14 | Roosevelt | 55 | 99 | Northern Illinois (145) | Final | W | 44 |
| 3 | 2016-11-16 | Idaho (209) | 49 | 63 | Northern Illinois (326) | Final | W | 14 |
| 4 | 2016-11-19 | Northern Illinois (145) | 82 | 84 | Cal State-Northridge (271) | Final | L | -2 |
| 5 | 2016-11-23 | Cal Poly (240) | 68 | 64 | Northern Illinois (145) | Final | L | -4 |
| 6 | 2016-11-25 | Elon (166) | 85 | 80 | Northern Illinois (145) | Final/2OT | L | -5 |
| 7 | 2016-11-26 | Illinois-Chicago (335) | 81 | 92 | Northern Illinois (145) | Final | W | 11 |
| 8 | 2016-11-30 | Northern Illinois (183) | 52 | 63 | Indiana State (236) | Final | L | -11 |
| 9 | 2016-12-11 | Northern Illinois (194) | 57 | 77 | Minnesota (23) | Final | L | -20 |
| 10 | 2016-12-14 | Olivet Nazarene | 69 | 95 | Northern Illinois (224) | Final | W | 26 |
| 11 | 2016-12-17 | Northern Illinois (224) | 60 | 53 | Florida International (304) | Final | W | 7 |
| 12 | 2016-12-20 | Northern Illinois (214) | 59 | 48 | South Florida (201) | Final | W | 11 |
| 13 | 2016-12-31 | Illinois-Springfield | 62 | 77 | Northern Illinois (195) | Final | W | 15 |
| 14 | 2017-01-03 | Northern Illinois (202) | 67 | 69 | Miami (OH) (237) | Final | L | -2 |
| 15 | 2017-01-07 | Central Michigan (112) | 83 | 87 | Northern Illinois (202) | Final | W | 4 |
| 16 | 2017-01-10 | Northern Illinois (201) | 74 | 70 | Kent State (157) | Final/OT | W | 4 |
| 17 | 2017-01-14 | Northern Illinois (201) | 69 | 52 | Bowling Green (227) | Final | W | 17 |
| 18 | 2017-01-17 | Miami (OH) (253) | 58 | 62 | Northern Illinois (189) | Final | W | 4 |
| 19 | 2017-01-21 | Ohio (114) | 78 | 69 | Northern Illinois (189) | Final | L | -9 |
| 20 | 2017-01-24 | Kent State (181) | 73 | 66 | Northern Illinois (186) | Final | L | -7 |
| 21 | 2017-01-28 | Northern Illinois (186) | 74 | 72 | Toledo (159) | Final | W | 2 |
| 22 | 2017-01-31 | Akron (56) | 76 | 73 | Northern Illinois (187) | Final | L | -3 |
| 23 | 2017-02-04 | Eastern Michigan (136) | 69 | 81 | Northern Illinois (187) | Final | W | 12 |
| 24 | 2017-02-07 | Northern Illinois (178) | 45 | 65 | Buffalo (187) | Final | L | -20 |
| 25 | 2017-02-11 | Northern Illinois (178) | 67 | 76 | Western Michigan (250) | Final | L | -9 |
| 26 | 2017-02-14 | Ball State (177) | 81 | 72 | Northern Illinois (200) | Final/OT | L | -9 |
| 27 | 2017-02-18 | Toledo (158) | 88 | 80 | Northern Illinois (200) | Final/OT | L | -8 |
| 28 | 2017-02-21 | Northern Illinois (213) | 89 | 66 | Central Michigan (168) | Final | W | 23 |
| 29 | 2017-02-25 | Northern Illinois (213) | 68 | 84 | Eastern Michigan (186) | Final | L | -16 |
| 30 | 2017-02-28 | Western Michigan (192) | 70 | 56 | Northern Illinois (207) | Final | L | -14 |
| 31 | 2017-03-03 | Northern Illinois (207) | 82 | 87 | Ball State (165) | Final | L | -5 |
| 32 | 2017-03-06 | Northern Illinois (207) | 69 | 72 | Eastern Michigan (183) | Final | L | -3 |