1916–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

1916–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	13–4
Head coach	Alfred Westphal (5th season)
Home arena	North Hall

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Navy		–			–			11	–	0		1.000
Montana State		–			–			20	–	2		.909
Louisiana State		–			–			20	–	2		.909
Canisius		–			–			9	–	1		.900
Creighton		–			–			18	–	2		.900
Virginia Tech		–			–			17	–	2		.895
Georgia		–			–			8	–	1		.889
North Dakota		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Brigham Young		–			–			14	–	2		.875
The Citadel		–			–			6	–	1		.857
Penn State		–			–			12	–	2		.857
Arizona		–			–			10	–	2		.833
Trinity		–			–			20	–	4		.833
Seton Hall		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Syracuse		–			–			13	–	3		.813
Clemson		–			–			8	–	2		.800
Colgate		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Lehigh		–			–			15	–	4		.789
Indiana State		–			–			13	–	4		.765
Oklahoma State		–			–			11	–	4		.733
Dayton		–			–			8	–	3		.727
Duquesne		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Michigan State		–			–			11	–	5		.688
Boston		–			–			6	–	3		.667
Georgetown		–			–			8	–	4		.667
Pittsburgh		–			–			12	–	6		.667
Tennessee		–			–			10	–	5		.667
Bradley		–			–			10	–	6		.625
Oklahoma		–			–			13	–	8		.619
Notre Dame		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Ole Miss		–			–			11	–	7		.611
Wake Forest		–			–			9	–	6		.600
Virginia		–			–			7	–	5		.583
St. John's (NY)		–			–			11	–	8		.579
North Carolina		–			–			5	–	4		.556
North Carolina State		–			–			10	–	8		.556
Butler		–			–			7	–	6		.538
Temple		–			–			10	–	9		.526
Auburn		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Idaho		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Utah		–			–			3	–	3		.500
West Virginia		–			–			8	–	8		.500
Wyoming		–			–			4	–	4		.500
Manhattan		–			–			7	–	8		.467
South Carolina		–			–			7	–	8		.467
Rutgers		–			–			4	–	5		.444
Alabama		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Buffalo		–			–			6	–	8		.429
Connecticut		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Kentucky		–			–			4	–	6		.400
Southern California		–			–			8	–	12		.400
William & Mary		–			–			4	–	9		.308
Niagara		–			–			2	–	5		.286
Army		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Cincinnati		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Vanderbilt		–			–			3	–	8		.273
Montana		–			–			4	–	11		.267
Texas Christian		–			–			2	–	6		.250
Wichita State		–			–			2	–	11		.154
Ohio		–			–			2	–	14		.125
Arizona State		–			–			0	–	1		.000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1916–17 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Alfred Westphal, coaching the sycamores in his fifth season. The team played their home games at North Hall in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/06/1916	Merom Christian	W 28–25	1–0	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
12/09/1916	at ISNS Alumni	W 58–08	2–0	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
12/15/1916	Southern Illinois	W 41–22	3–0	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
12/20/1916	Central Normal	W 30–22	4–0	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
1/05/1917	at Moores Hill	W 84–23	5–0	Moores Hill, IN
1/12/1917	at Earlham	L 19–35	5–1	Richmond, IN
1/13/1917	at Central Normal	W 30–10	6–1
1/14/1916	at Rose Polytechnic	W 27–26	7–1
1/18/1917	at DePauw	L 17–22	7–2	Greencastle, IN
2/02/1917	Franklin	L 34–40	7–3	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
2/08/1917	Georgetown	W 66–27	8–3	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
2/10/1917	Butler	W 29–12	9–3	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
2/13/1917	at Merom Christian	W 37–21	10–3
2/17/1917	at Butler	W 35–31	11–3	Indianapolis, IN
2/23/1917	Earlham	L 31–36	11–4	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
2/27/1917	Rose Polytechnic	W 35–12	12–4	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
3/02/1917	DePauw	W 44–25	13–4	North Hall  Terre Haute, IN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.