2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceConference USA
Record23–11 (15–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMurphy Center
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
WKU162 .889278  .771
Middle Tennessee153 .8332311  .676
Southern Miss135 .7222311  .676
Charlotte126 .6672110  .677
Louisiana Tech126 .6671814  .563
Old Dominion117 .6111714  .548
UTSA108 .5561417  .452
Rice810 .4442213  .629
UAB810 .4441515  .500
North Texas810 .4441219  .387
Marshall513 .2781317  .433
UTEP513 .278823  .258
FIU315 .167524  .172
Florida Atlantic018 .000425  .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by twelfth year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 23–11, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Morehead State and Wake Forest in the first and second rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the third round.