2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record22–13 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889 27 8   .771
Middle Tennessee 15 3   .833 23 11   .676
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Charlotte 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
UTSA 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444 22 13   .629
UAB 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
North Texas 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Marshall 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
UTEP 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
FIU 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 0 18   .000 4 25   .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 22–13, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the WBI where they defeat Lamar, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Idaho and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational.