2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian in the first and second rounds before losing to Indiana in the third round.

2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (7–9 The American)
Head coach
  • Travis Mays (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brandt
  • Edwina Brown
  • Amie Smith Bradley
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000361  .973
Temple133 .813248  .750
South Florida115 .688249  .727
UCF97 .5632112  .636
SMU79 .4381915  .559
Tulane79 .4381815  .545
Cincinnati79 .4381614  .533
Memphis79 .4381416  .467
Tulsa511 .3131021  .323
Houston412 .2501219  .387
East Carolina214 .1251119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll
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