The 2016–17 James Madison Dukes women's basketball team represented James Madison University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dukes, led by first-year head coach Sean O'Regan, played their home games at the James Madison University Convocation Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA women's tournament, where they lost to Elon. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Radford and Virginia in the first and second rounds before losing to Villanova in the third round.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#450084; color:#C2A14D;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#450084; color:#C2A14D;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#450084; color:#C2A14D;"| CAA regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#450084; color:#C2A14D;"| CAA Women's Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#450084; color:#C2A14D;"| WNIT
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP N/A Coaches + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking No change (RV) Received votes
See also 2016–17 James Madison Dukes men's basketball team
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