| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | UMass Minutewomen |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 9 - 21 |
| Conf Record: | 3 - 14 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Sheila Roux |
| Asst Coach2: | Danny Hughes |
| Asst Coach3: | Candice Walker |
The 2016–17 UMass Minutewomen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Minutewomen, led by first year head coach Tory Verdi, are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the William D. Mullins Memorial Center. They finished the season 9–21, 3–14 in A-10 play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 women's tournament to Saint Louis.
All non-televised Minutewomen home games and conference road games will stream on the A-10 Digital Network. WMUA will carry Minutewomen games with Mike Knittle on the call.
[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exbitition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#881c1c; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic 10 Women's Tournament
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| No Change | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |