| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | California Golden Bears |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Charmin Smith |
| Asst Coach2: | Kai Felton |
| Asst Coach3: | Wendale Farrow |
| Champion: | Cal Classic champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA women's tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 6–12 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated LSU in the first round before getting blown out by Baylor in the second round.
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See main article: 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 | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20т | 24 | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 23 | RV | NR | RV | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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| (RV) | Received votes |