2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record259 (135 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889315  .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833326  .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833296  .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722259  .735
Arizona State99 .5002013  .606
Oregon810 .4442314  .622
California612 .3332014  .588
Washington State612 .3331620  .444
Colorado513 .2781716  .515
Utah513 .2781615  .516
USC513 .2781416  .467
Arizona513 .2781416  .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Boise State and Texas A&M in the first and second rounds before losing to UConn in the Sweet Sixteen.