| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Penn State Lady Lions |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 21–11 |
| Conf Record: | 9–7 |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach3: | Jocelyn Wyatt |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | Third Round |
The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 10th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third 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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |