| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | VCU Rams |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 16 - 15 |
| Conf Record: | 8 - 8 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Karen Blair |
| Asst Coach2: | Nerlande Nicolas |
| Asst Coach3: | Richard Fortune |
The 2016–17 VCU Rams women's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rams, led by third year head coach Beth O’Boyle, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. They finished the season 16–15, 8–8 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the A-10 women's tournament, where they lost to Dayton.
[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#F8B800;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
See main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
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