2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Vic Schaefer. They played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball
Maine Tip-Off Tournament champions
Rainbow Wahine Shootout champions
Women of Troy Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-Up
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 7
Record34–5 (13–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Vic Schaefer (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHumphrey Coliseum
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina142 .875334  .892
No. 7 Mississippi State133 .813345  .872
No. 18 Kentucky115 .6882211  .667
No. 25 Missouri115 .6882111  .656
Tennessee106 .6252012  .625
Texas A&M97 .5632212  .647
LSU88 .5002012  .625
Auburn79 .4381715  .531
Georgia79 .4381615  .516
Ole Miss610 .3751714  .548
Alabama511 .3132214  .611
Florida511 .3131516  .484
Vanderbilt412 .2501416  .467
Arkansas214 .1251317  .433
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Bulldogs finished regular season play at 27–3, 13–3 in the SEC, before continuing into the post-season. They advanced to the finals of their conference tournament as the #2 seed, but lost to #1 seed South Carolina. They entered the NCAA Tournament as a #2 seed in the Oklahoma City regional. They beat the #3 seed Washington Huskies team in the regional semifinals to advance to the regional final against #1 seed Baylor. The Bulldogs won in overtime to clinch their first Final Four berth. This victory earned them the distinction of playing an undefeated UConn Huskies team, holder of a 111-game winning streak extending over three seasons. By upsetting the Huskies 66-64 in overtime on a buzzer-beating jumper by Morgan William, they advanced to play South Carolina in the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game for the national title, which they lost.

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