| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Michigan Wolverines |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 28 - 9 |
| Conf Record: | 11 - 5 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Melanie Moore |
| Asst Coach3: | Joy McCorvey |
| Bowl: | WNIT Champions |
The 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented University of Michigan during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by fifth year head coach Kim Barnes Arico, play their home games at the Crisler Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Big Ten regular season|-!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#242961"|Big Ten Women's tournament|-!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#242961"|Women's National Invitation 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 | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |