2016–17 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

2016–17 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
C-USA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record27–8 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Collins
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Brittany Parker
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
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 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.