| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Bucknell Bison |
| Conference: | Patriot League |
| Short Conf: | Patriot |
| Record: | 27–6 |
| Conf Record: | 16–2 |
| Head Coach: | Aaron Roussell |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Mike Lane |
| Asst Coach2: | Carissa Nord |
| Asst Coach3: | Martina Wood |
| Stadium: | Sojka Pavilion |
| Champion: | Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.
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