2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by 19th year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. Iowa won the Big Ten Conference tournament championship game over Maryland, 90–76. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Greensboro region where they defeated Mercer and Missouri in the first and second rounds, NC State in the sweet sixteen to advance to the elite eight for the first time since 1993. They lost to eventual national champion Baylor in the elite eight.

2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record29–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Lisa Bluder (19th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Maryland153 .833295  .853
No. 8 Iowa144 .778297  .806
Rutgers135 .7222210  .688
Michigan117 .6112212  .647
Ohio State108 .5561415  .483
Minnesota99 .5002111  .656
Michigan State99 .5002112  .636
Northwestern99 .5002115  .583
Nebraska99 .5001416  .467
Indiana810 .4442113  .618
Purdue810 .4441915  .559
Penn State513 .2781218  .400
Wisconsin414 .2221518  .455
Illinois216 .1111020  .333
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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