| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 17 - 15 |
| Conf Record: | 6 - 12 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bill Annan |
| Asst Coach2: | Ashley Davis |
| Asst Coach3: | Rebecca Kates-Taylor |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team will represent Oklahoma State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by sixth year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Abilene Christian 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team