| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Stanford Cardinal |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 4 |
| Aprank: | 6 |
| Record: | 32–6 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Hc Year: | 31st |
| Asst Coach2: | Tempie Brown |
| Champion: | Pac-12 Tournament champions Cancún Challenge Mayan Division champions |
| Bowl Result: | Final Four |
The 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by 31st year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 32–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State to win Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.
Earning a No. 2 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated New Mexico State and Kansas State in the first and second rounds. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Texas 77–56. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Notre Dame 76–75 to reach their 13th Final Four in school history. At the Final Four in Dallas Texas, they were defeated by South Carolina 53–62. South Carolina would go on to beat Mississippi State for the national title.
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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 | 11 | 11 | 11т | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8т | 10 | 6 | 6 | N/A | |
| Coaches | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
2016–17 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team