2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team

2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball
Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record27–6 (16–2 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Lane
  • Carissa Nord
  • Martina Wood
Home arenaSojka Pavilion
2016–17 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell162 .889276  .818
Navy144 .7782410  .706
Army126 .667229  .710
American117 .6111516  .484
Boston University117 .6111317  .433
Colgate711 .3891020  .333
Loyola (MD)612 .3331120  .355
Holy Cross612 .333821  .276
Lehigh513 .2781020  .333
Lafayette216 .111428  .125
2017 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Bucknell Bison women's basketball team represented Bucknell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Aaron Roussell, played their home games at Sojka Pavilion and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 27–6, 16–2 in Patriot League play win Patriot League regular season title. They won the Patriot League women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2008, where they lost to Maryland in the first round.