1996–97 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

1996–97 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-10 champions
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record34–2 (18–0 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Stanford 18 0   1.000 34 2   .944
Oregon 14 4   .778 22 7   .759
USC 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
Arizona 12 6   .667 23 8   .742
Washington 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
UCLA 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Oregon State 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 17   .370
Arizona State 3 15   .167 9 19   .321
California 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University as members of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1996–97 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by head coach Tara VanDerveer and played their home games at Maples Pavilion. They won the Pac-10 Championship (18–0) and reached the Final Four for the sixth time in eight seasons.

The Cardinal finished the season with a record of 34–2 with both losses coming to National runner-up Old Dominion. This season capped a 3-year run with each season ending at the Final Four, and with an overall record of 93–8 and a 53–1 record in Pac-10 games.