2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record25–9 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin 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 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's fifth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the sweet sixteen.