Middle Tennessee claimed the outright regular season championship with a win over UAB on February 26, 2017.

As a result, the Blue Raiders received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

[5] On March 17, 2016, WKU head coach Ray Harper resigned after three players were suspended by a university disciplinary committee.

[10] On April 4, 2016, the school hired Robert Ehsan, who had been an assistant under Haase at UAB, as head coach .

[13] Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.