2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSummit League
Record26–7 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Seth Minter
  • Sydney Crafton
  • Taylor Isnoto
Home arenaWestern Hall
2016–17 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Illinois 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
IUPUI 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
South Dakota 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Omaha 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
North Dakota State 4 12   .250 6 24   .200
Denver 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
Fort Wayne 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
2017 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2017
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University. The Leathernecks, were coached by JD Gravina and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in first place. They won The Summit League Women's Tournament, defeating IUPUI 77–69 in overtime. They were invited to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1995, where they lost to Florida State in the first round.