| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Baylor Lady Bears |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 6 |
| Aprank: | 5 |
| Record: | 33–4 |
| Conf Record: | 17–1 |
| Hc Year: | 17th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bill Brock |
| Champion: | Gulf Coast Showcase champions Big 12 conference regular season champions |
| Bowl Result: | Elite Eight |
The 2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 17th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they upset by West Virginia. They earn an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeat Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the sweet sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the elite eight.
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4т | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | N/A | |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
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