The 2016–17 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2016–17 women's college basketball season. The Gators compete in Division I of the

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(NCAA) as members of the

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(SEC). The Gators, led by tenth-year head coach

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, played their home games in the

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on the university's

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campus. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of SEC women's tournament where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 6, the school fired Amanda Butler. She finished at Florida with a 10 year record of 190–136.

Previous season

The Gators finished the season 22–9, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they were upset by Albany in the first round.

Roster

Coaches

Schedule and results

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Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Two human polls make up the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Legend AP Poll This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation ...

References

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