| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | UNLV Lady Rebels |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Mountain West |
| Record: | 22-10 |
| Conf Record: | 12-6 |
| Head Coach: | Kathy Olivier |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Caitlin Collier |
| Asst Coach2: | Mia Bell |
| Asst Coach3: | Peggy Smith |
| Stadium: | Thomas & Mack Center Cox Pavilion |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by ninth year head coach Kathy Olivier, played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference.
Source:[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Mountain West regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#C10202;"| Mountain West Women's Tournament
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | ||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| No Change | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |