| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 14–16 |
| Conf Record: | 4–12 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | Kelly Komara |
| Champion: | Air Force Classic Champions |
The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by first year head coach Stephanie White, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Alabama.
[1] |-!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| SEC regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#000000; color:#BDAE79;"| SEC Women's Tournament
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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | 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 | NR | NR | NR |
| Increase in ranking | |||
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |