2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
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.Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | N/A |
| Coaches | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF; color:gold;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF; color:gold;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF; color:gold;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF;"| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#0073CF;"| NCAA Women's TournamentHonors
- Nov. 21 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Conference Player-of-the-week
