| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 17 |
| Aprank: | 17 |
| Record: | 23 - 9 |
| Conf Record: | 12 - 4 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Nikki West |
| Asst Coach2: | Gene Hill |
| Asst Coach3: | Lindsay Edmonds |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2016–17 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by fourth-year head coach Wes Moore, return to play their home games at Reynolds Coliseum after a one year of renovation and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC women's tournament to Louisville. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Auburn in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.
WKNC acts as the home for Wolfpack women's basketball. Patrick Kinas and Rachel Stockdale provide the call for the games. ESPN and the ACC RSN will televise select Wolfpack games during the season. All non-televised home conference games will be shown on ESPN3 using the radio broadcasters for the call.
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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 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17т | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |