2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 20
Record28–5 (18–0 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKnapp Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Drake180 1.000284  .875
Northern Iowa153 .833248  .750
Missouri State126 .6671614  .533
Southern Illinois108 .5561615  .516
Wichita State99 .5001516  .484
Evansville810 .4441417  .452
Bradley711 .3891219  .387
Indiana State612 .3331218  .400
Illinois State414 .222823  .258
Loyola–Chicago117 .056228  .067
2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Jennie Baranczyk, played their home games at Knapp Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 18–0 in MVC play to win the MVC regular season championship. They defeated Illinois State, Wichita State and Northern Iowa to become champions of the Missouri Valley women's tournament and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2007, where they defeated by Kansas State in the first round.