2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team

2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
South Florida 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
UCF 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
SMU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Cincinnati 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Memphis 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Tulsa 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Houston 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
East Carolina 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 40th season of basketball, were led by first-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. Under Coach Abe, the Knights earned their first 20-win season since 2010-11 as well as their first-ever WNIT bid. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament, where they defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to Georgia Tech in the second round.