2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big 12 Tournament champions
Big 12 regular season champions
Preseason Women's NIT champions
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record40–0 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Brock
  • Damion McKinney
  • Rekha Patterson
Home arenaFerrell Center
2011–12 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Baylor180 1.000400  1.000
Oklahoma117 .6112113  .618
No. 22 Texas A&M117 .6112411  .686
Iowa State99 .5001813  .581
Kansas State99 .5002014  .588
Kansas810 .4442113  .618
Oklahoma State810 .4442212  .647
Texas810 .4441814  .563
Texas Tech612 .3332114  .600
Missouri216 .1111318  .419
2012 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Lady Bears began the season as the preseason #1 team in both the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll. They ran through the season undefeated, winning the Big 12 regular season and the Big 12 Tournament. They became the first team in college basketball history (men's or women's) to finish 40–0 by defeating Notre Dame for the national championship. (In 2014 Connecticut matched the Lady Bears 40-0 mark, tying an NCAA record.)

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