The 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game in Dallas ...

. The Cardinal, led by 31st year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 32–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State to win Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. Earning a No. 2 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated

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and

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in the first and second rounds. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated

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77–56. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Notre Dame 76–75 to reach their 13th Final Four in school history. At the Final Four in Dallas Texas, they were defeated by

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62–53. South Carolina would go on to beat

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for the national title.

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NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

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