2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
Big 12 conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record33–4 (17–1 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFerrell Center
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944334  .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833259  .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .7222310  .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .6112311  .676
Iowa State99 .5001813  .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .4442411  .686
Oklahoma State612 .3331715  .531
Texas Tech513 .2781417  .452
TCU414 .2221218  .400
Kansas216 .111822  .267
2017 Big 12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.