2016 – 17 Southeastern Conference women 's basketball season began with practices in October 2016 , followed by the start of the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season in November . Conference play started in early January 2017 and concluded in March with the 2017 SEC Women 's Basketball Tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville , South Carolina . The South Carolina Gamecocks were both regular season and tournament champions , with the Mississippi State Bulldogs as runner-up . Both teams received bids to the 2017 NCAA Division I Women 's Basketball Tournament and advanced to face each other in the championship , where South Carolina claimed their first-ever national title
2017 SEC Women 's Basketball Tournament
2017 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season