| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Auburn Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 17–15 |
| Conf Record: | 7–9 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Ty Evans |
| Asst Coach2: | Adrian Walters |
| Asst Coach3: | Clairsse Garcia |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tied for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where lost to NC State in the first round.
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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| No Change | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |