2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by 31st year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 32–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State to win Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions
Cancún Challenge
Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 6
Record32–6 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Tara VanDerveer (31st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889315  .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833326  .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833296  .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722259  .735
Arizona State99 .5002013  .606
Oregon810 .4442314  .622
California612 .3332014  .588
Washington State612 .3331620  .444
Colorado513 .2781716  .515
Utah513 .2781615  .516
USC513 .2781416  .467
Arizona513 .2781416  .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Earning a No. 2 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated New Mexico State and Kansas State in the first and second rounds. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Texas 77–56. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Notre Dame 76–75 to reach their 13th Final Four in school history. At the Final Four in Dallas Texas, they were defeated by South Carolina 53–62. South Carolina would go on to beat Mississippi State for the national title.

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