| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Record: | 18–15 |
| Conf Record: | 7–9 |
| Hc Year: | 23rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Alan Frey |
| Asst Coach2: | Doshia Woods |
| Asst Coach3: | Beth Dunkenberger |
| Champion: | Tulane Classic Champions |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | Third Round |
The 2016–17 Tulane Green Wave women's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by 23rd year head coach Lisa Stockton, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were third year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a 4-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament to UCF. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Texas-Arlington and Grambling State in the first and second rounds before losing to Alabama in the third round.
All Green Wave games will be broadcast on WRBH 88.3 FM. A video stream for all home games will be on Tulane All-Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
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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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| Coaches | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |