| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Dayton Flyers |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 22 - 10 |
| Conf Record: | 13 - 3 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Simon Harris |
| Asst Coach2: | Jeff House |
| Champion: | Atlantic 10 regular season co–champions & Tournament Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers women's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Flyers, led by first-year head coach Shauna Green, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with George Washington. They won the A-10 tournament for the first time since 2013 by defeating Duquesne and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.
On September 7, 2016, it was announced that Jim Jabir will be stepping down as the Flyers' head coach.[1] He finished with a 13-year record of 252–155.
The Dayton Flyers Sports Network will broadcast Flyers games off of their athletic website, DaytonFlyers.com, with Shane White on the call. Most home games will also be featured on the A-10 Digital Network. Select games will be televised.
[2] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | N/A | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Increase in ranking | |||
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |