2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record24–9 (15–3 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Nelson
  • Adam DeJoode
  • KK Armstrong
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Drake180 1.000284  .875
Northern Iowa153 .833248  .750
Missouri State126 .6671614  .533
Southern Illinois108 .5561615  .516
Wichita State99 .5001516  .484
Evansville810 .4441417  .452
Bradley711 .3891219  .387
Indiana State612 .3331218  .400
Illinois State414 .222823  .258
Loyola–Chicago117 .056228  .067
2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament, where they lost to Drake. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time since 2011 and they lost to DePaul in the first round.