| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Ball State Cardinals |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 21–8 |
| Conf Record: | 14–3 |
| Head Coach: | Brady Sallee |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Tennille Adams |
| Asst Coach2: | Audrey McDonald-Spencer |
| Asst Coach3: | Ryan Patterson |
| Stadium: | Worthen Arena |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represented Ball State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship season. The Cardinals, led by fifth year head coach Brady Sallee, played their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The Cardinals lost to Indiana in the first round of the WNIT.[1]
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