Butler 2016–17
Coach: Chris Holtmann (25-9)
Big East Conference
25-9
overall
23-7
regular season
12-6
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (34)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016-11-12 | Butler | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | Home | W | 89–52 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 2 | 2016-11-16 | Butler | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 70–68 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 3 | 2016-11-19 | Butler | Bucknell | Patriot | Home | W | 86–60 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 4 | 2016-11-21 | Butler | Norfolk State | MEAC | Home | W | 91–55 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 5 | 2016-11-24 | Butler | Vanderbilt | SEC | Neutral | W | 76–66 | Regular | Orleans Arena |
| 6 | 2016-11-25 | Butler | #8 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 12 | Neutral | W | 69–65 | Regular | Orleans Arena |
| 7 | 2016-11-28 | #18 Butler | Utah | Pacific 12 | Away | W | 68–59 | Regular | Jon M. Huntsman Center |
| 8 | 2016-12-03 | #18 Butler | Central Arkansas | Southland | Home | W | 82–58 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 9 | 2016-12-07 | #16 Butler | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Away | L | 71–72 | Regular | Hulman Center |
| 10 | 2016-12-10 | #16 Butler | #22 Cincinnati | AAC | Home | W | 75–65 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 11 | 2016-12-17 | #18 Butler | #9 Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 83–78 | Regular | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 12 | 2016-12-21 | #13 Butler | Vermont | Am. East | Home | W | 81–69 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 13 | 2016-12-29 | #13 Butler | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Away | L | 73–76 | Regular | Carnesecca Arena |
| 14 | 2017-01-01 | #13 Butler | Providence | Big East | Home | W | 78–61 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 15 | 2017-01-04 | #18 Butler | #1 Villanova | Big East | Home | W | 66–58 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 16 | 2017-01-07 | #18 Butler | Georgetown | Big East | Away | W | 85–76 OT | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 17 | 2017-01-11 | #12 Butler | #8 Creighton | Big East | Away | L | 64–75 | Regular | CHI Health Center Omaha |
| 18 | 2017-01-14 | #12 Butler | #15 Xavier | Big East | Home | W | 83–78 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 19 | 2017-01-16 | #13 Butler | Marquette | Big East | Home | W | 88–80 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 20 | 2017-01-21 | #13 Butler | DePaul | Big East | Away | W | 70–69 OT | Regular | Allstate Arena |
| 21 | 2017-01-25 | #11 Butler | Seton Hall | Big East | Away | W | 61–54 | Regular | Prudential Center |
| 22 | 2017-01-28 | #11 Butler | Georgetown | Big East | Home | L | 81–85 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 23 | 2017-01-31 | #16 Butler | #22 Creighton | Big East | Home | L | 67–76 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 24 | 2017-02-07 | #22 Butler | Marquette | Big East | Away | W | 68–65 | Regular | Bradley Center |
| 25 | 2017-02-11 | #22 Butler | Providence | Big East | Away | L | 65–71 | Regular | Amica Mutual Pavilion |
| 26 | 2017-02-15 | #24 Butler | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Home | W | 110–86 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 27 | 2017-02-19 | #24 Butler | DePaul | Big East | Home | W | 82–66 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 28 | 2017-02-22 | #22 Butler | #2 Villanova | Big East | Away | W | 74–66 | Regular | Finneran Pavilion |
| 29 | 2017-02-26 | #22 Butler | Xavier | Big East | Away | W | 88–79 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 30 | 2017-03-04 | #13 Butler | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | L | 64–70 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 31 | 2017-03-09 | #18 Butler | Xavier | Big East | Neutral | L | 57–62 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 32 | 2017-03-16 | #21 Butler | Winthrop | Big South | Neutral | W | 76–64 | NCAA | Bradley Center |
| 33 | 2017-03-18 | #21 Butler | Middle Tennessee | CUSA | Neutral | W | 74–65 | NCAA | Bradley Center |
| 34 | 2017-03-24 | #21 Butler | #6 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 80–92 | NCAA | FedExForum |