| Sport: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Aprank: | 24 |
| Record: | 23–11 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Head Coach: | Jeff Mittie |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Brian Ostermann |
| Asst Coach2: | Ebony Gilliam |
| Asst Coach3: | Jacie Hoyt-Capra |
| Stadium: | Bramlage Coliseum |
| Champion: | Paradise Jam Island Division Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Jeff Mittie, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.
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 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 25 | RV | 25 | 24 | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 | N/A | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
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