| 9/3/2016 | North Carolina Central | 6 | at | Duke (4-8) | 49 | at ACC | ||
| 9/10/2016 | North Carolina Central | 21 | at | Western Michigan (13-1) | 70 | at MAC | ||
| 9/17/2016 | St Augustine's (2-8) | 7 | at | North Carolina Central | 65 | CIAA (D2) | ||
| 9/24/2016 | North Carolina Central | 34 | at | Norfolk State (4-7,3-5) | 31 | |||
| 10/1/2016 | North Carolina Central | 31 | at | Bethune-Cookman (4-6,4-4) | 14 | |||
| 10/8/2016 | Florida A&M (4-7,4-4) | 13 | at | North Carolina Central | 17 | |||
| 10/15/2016 | Savannah State (3-7,3-5) | 3 | at | North Carolina Central | 33 | |||
| 10/22/2016 | North Carolina Central | 21 | at | Morgan State (3-8,3-5) | 17 | |||
| 11/5/2016 | North Carolina Central | 38 | at | Delaware State (0-11,0-8) | 19 | |||
| 11/12/2016 | Howard (2-9,2-6) | 21 | at | North Carolina Central | 30 | |||
| 11/19/2016 | North Carolina A&T (9-3,7-1) | 21 | at | North Carolina Central | 42 | |||
| 12/17/2016 | North Carolina Central | 9 | vs | Grambling (11-1) | 10 | Atlanta GA | vs SWAC |
| vs North Carolina Central | vs Other Opponents | North Carolina Central compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 3-9 | 56-67 | |
| Points Scored: | 22.92 | 24.36 | 1.44 |
| Points Allowed: | 28.92 | 28.98 | -0.06 |
| Margin: | -6.00 | -4.62 | 1.38 |
| Total Points: | 51.84 | 53.34 | -1.50 |