| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | WCC |
| Record: | 26–7 |
| Conf Record: | 14–4 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Jordan Green |
| Asst Coach2: | Stacy Clinesmith |
| Asst Coach3: | Craig Fortier |
| Champion: | WCC Regular Season and Tournament Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2016–17 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Lisa Fortier, the Zags play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington. They finished the season 26–7, 14–4 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season. They defeat Pacific, San Francisco and Saint Mary's to become champions of the WCC women's basketball tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament where they were defeated by Oklahoma in the first round.
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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 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |