| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | LSU Lady Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 20–12 |
| Conf Record: | 8–8 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to California in the first round.
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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 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 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 |