2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball team represented Creighton University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by 14th year head coach Jim Flanery, played their home games at D. J. Sokol Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 16–2 in Big East play to share the Big East regular season title with DePaul. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Toledo in the first round before losing to Oregon State in the second round.

2016–17 Creighton Bluejays women's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East
Record24–8 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Fritsche
  • Chevelle Herring
  • Linda Sayavongchanh
Home arenaD. J. Sokol Arena
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 DePaul*162 .889278  .771
Creighton162 .889248  .750
Marquette135 .722258  .758
St. John's117 .6112212  .647
Villanova117 .6112014  .588
Georgetown99 .5001713  .567
Providence414 .2221218  .400
Xavier414 .2221218  .400
Seton Hall414 .2221219  .387
Butler216 .111625  .194
2017 Big East tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll
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