The 2023–24 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Allison Pohlman, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).
The Bulldogs finished the season 29–6, 19–1 in MVC play, to finish in first place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Indiana State in the quarterfinals, Northern Iowa in the semifinals, and Missouri State to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #12 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they would lose to #5 region seed Colorado in the first round.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 22–10, 14–6 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals, upset top-seeded Illinois State in the semifinals and Belmont to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #12 seed in the Seattle Regional 4, where they lost to #5 region seed Louisville in the first round.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| MVC regular season
!colspan=12 style=|MVC women's tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA women's tournament
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