The 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Kamie Ethridge, third-year head coach, led the Bears, and played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena. They finished the season 22–8, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Idaho State. Despite having 22 wins and a better record, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#000066; color:#FFCC33;"| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#000066; color:#FFCC33;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#000066; color:#FFCC33;"| Big Sky regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#000066; color:#FFCC33;"| Big Sky Women's Tournament

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See also 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team

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