| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Iowa State Cyclones |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 18 - 13 |
| Conf Record: | 9 - 9 |
| Hc Year: | 22nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Jodi Steyer |
| Asst Coach2: | Latoja Schaben |
| Asst Coach3: | Billy Fennelly |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 22nd season at Iowa State. The Cyclones are members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Kansas State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.
All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.
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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 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |