2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball

Cancún Challenge Riviera Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15
2016–17 record	25–9 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cori Close (6th year)
Assistant coach	Jenny Huth
Assistant coach	Tony Newnan
Assistant coach	Shannon Perry
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
#6 Stanford †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	6	.842
#12 Washington	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
#15 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
California	6	–	12	.333	20	–	14	.588
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	20	.444
Colorado	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Utah	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
Arizona	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467


† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Boise State and Texas A&M in the first and second rounds before losing to UConn in the Sweet Sixteen.