The 2016–17 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 17th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 17–1 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they upset by West Virginia. They earn an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 1 seed where they defeat Texas Southern and California in the first and second rounds, Louisville in the sweet sixteen before losing to Mississippi State in the elite eight.
Roster
Rankings 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 4т 4 2 2 5 N/A Coaches 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 5 5 6 + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received Votes
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=""| Big 12 regular season
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Source
See also 2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team
References