The 2025–26 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by second-year head coach Jan Jensen, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season The Hawkeyes finished the 2024–25 season at 23–11, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for eighth place. As the 11th seed in the Big Ten women's tournament, they defeated Wisconsin in the first round and Michigan State in the second round before losing to Ohio State in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Spokane 4 region. They defeated Murray State in the first round before losing to Oklahoma in the second round.
Offseason Departures Iowa departures Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Sydney Affolter 3 G 5'11" Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Aaliyah Guyton 11 G 5'7" Freshman Peoria, IL Transferred to Illinois Lucy Olsen 33 G 5'10" Senior Collegeville, PA Graduated/2025 WNBA draft; selected 23rd overall by Washington Mystics AJ Ediger 34 F 6'2" Senior Hudsonville, MI Graduated Addison O'Grady 44 F/C 6'4" Senior Aurora, CO Graduated
Incoming transfers Iowa incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school Chazadi Wright 11 G 5'4" Sophomore Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Emely Rodriguez 21 G/F 6'0" Sophomore La Romana, DR UCF
Recruiting classes 2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
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