| Coachrank: | 25 |
| Aprank: | 18 |
| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 22–11 |
| Conf Record: | 11–5 |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Champion: | Kentucky Classic champions |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State 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 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | N/A | |
| Coaches | 19 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |