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 | 2016-11-13 | Rice (270) | 94 | 70 | James Madison (98) | Final | W | 24 |
| 2 | 2016-11-16 | Texas Southern (317) | 71 | 68 | Rice (228) | Final | L | -3 |
| 3 | 2016-11-19 | Rice (270) | 100 | 87 | Nebraska-Omaha (163) | Final | W | 13 |
| 4 | 2016-11-21 | Montana State (255) | 78 | 83 | Rice (270) | Final | W | 5 |
| 5 | 2016-11-23 | Delaware State (348) | 58 | 80 | Rice (270) | Final | W | 22 |
| 6 | 2016-11-26 | Rice (270) | 87 | 79 | Incarnate Word (231) | Final | W | 8 |
| 7 | 2016-11-30 | Houston Baptist (275) | 77 | 90 | Rice (95) | Final | W | 13 |
| 8 | 2016-12-03 | Rice (95) | 84 | 85 | Texas Tech (44) | Final | L | -1 |
| 9 | 2016-12-10 | Stephen F. Austin (281) | 63 | 70 | Rice (81) | Final | W | 7 |
| 10 | 2016-12-15 | St. Edward's | 64 | 93 | Rice (92) | Final | W | 29 |
| 11 | 2016-12-17 | Rice (92) | 73 | 83 | Pittsburgh (50) | Final | L | -10 |
| 12 | 2016-12-19 | Northwestern State (294) | 93 | 100 | Rice (92) | Final | W | 7 |
| 13 | 2016-12-21 | St. Thomas (TX) | 63 | 83 | Rice (112) | Final | W | 20 |
| 14 | 2016-12-31 | Rice (119) | 56 | 62 | Old Dominion (90) | Final | L | -6 |
| 15 | 2017-01-02 | Rice (119) | 89 | 70 | Charlotte (181) | Final | W | 19 |
| 16 | 2017-01-05 | Middle Tennessee (54) | 80 | 77 | Rice (136) | Final | L | -3 |
| 17 | 2017-01-07 | UAB (179) | 88 | 81 | Rice (136) | Final/OT | L | -7 |
| 18 | 2017-01-14 | North Texas (274) | 79 | 101 | Rice (136) | Final | W | 22 |
| 19 | 2017-01-19 | Rice (129) | 64 | 74 | Louisiana Tech (132) | Final | L | -10 |
| 20 | 2017-01-21 | Rice (129) | 61 | 58 | Southern Miss (332) | Final | W | 3 |
| 21 | 2017-01-26 | Old Dominion (131) | 80 | 72 | Rice (146) | Final | L | -8 |
| 22 | 2017-01-28 | Charlotte (205) | 67 | 84 | Rice (146) | Final | W | 17 |
| 23 | 2017-02-04 | Rice (145) | 95 | 80 | North Texas (307) | Final | W | 15 |
| 24 | 2017-02-09 | Rice (140) | 89 | 78 | Florida International (321) | Final | W | 11 |
| 25 | 2017-02-11 | Rice (140) | 81 | 75 | Florida Atlantic (264) | Final/OT | W | 6 |
| 26 | 2017-02-16 | UTSA (281) | 68 | 80 | Rice (137) | Final | W | 12 |
| 27 | 2017-02-18 | UTEP (256) | 79 | 71 | Rice (137) | Final | L | -8 |
| 28 | 2017-02-23 | Southern Miss (328) | 71 | 72 | Rice (144) | Final/OT | W | 1 |
| 29 | 2017-02-25 | Louisiana Tech (113) | 81 | 88 | Rice (144) | Final | W | 7 |
| 30 | 2017-03-02 | Rice (134) | 89 | 88 | Marshall (162) | Final | W | 1 |
| 31 | 2017-03-04 | Rice (134) | 72 | 79 | Western Kentucky (240) | Final | L | -7 |
| 32 | 2017-03-08 | Southern Miss (328) | 75 | 86 | Rice (137) | Final | W | 11 |
| 33 | 2017-03-09 | Rice (137) | 76 | 86 | UTEP (223) | Final | L | -10 |