2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The Mustangs, led by first year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference.

They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to South Florida.

They received a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian in the first and second rounds before losing to Indiana in the third round.

Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV.

Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV.

2016–17 SMU team playing against Tulsa at Moody Coliseum