2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record24–8 (13–3 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Way Veney
  • Willnett Crockett
  • C. J. Jones
Home arenaLiacouras Center
McGonigle Hall
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000361  .973
Temple133 .813248  .750
South Florida115 .688249  .727
UCF97 .5632112  .636
SMU79 .4381915  .559
Tulane79 .4381815  .545
Cincinnati79 .4381614  .533
Memphis79 .4381416  .467
Tulsa511 .3131021  .323
Houston412 .2501219  .387
East Carolina214 .1251119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Temple Owls women's basketball team represented Temple University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the third for the Owls as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Owls, led by eighth year head coach Tonya Cardoza, played their home games at McGonigle Hall and the Liacouras Center. They finished the season 24–8, 13–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first time since 2007, where they were upset by Oregon in the first round.