The 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixth-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at the Carver-Hawkeye Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with an overall record of 17–12 (10–6 Big Ten) to finish fourth in the regular season conference standings. Iowa lost to Michigan State in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they were defeated by , 67–62, in the opening round.
This season marked Iowa's fourth NCAA tournament appearance under Coach Bluder.
Senior Crystal Smith established Iowa's single-game high in points with 46 against Louisiana Tech on November 22, 2005 (now 4th on the all-time list as of the end of the 2023–24 season).
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
See also 2005–06 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
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