The 2026–27 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent the University of Iowa during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by third year head coach Jan Jensen, will play their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
The Hawkeyes finished the 2025–26 season 27–7 overall and 15–3 in Big Ten play, to finish second in the conference. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated No. 10 Illinois in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Michigan in the semifinals before falling to eventual NCAA tournament winners, top-seeded UCLA, in the championship game by a score of 96–45. The Hawkeyes' 51-point loss to the Bruins was the widest margin in Big Ten tournament history.
Following the Big Ten tournament, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Sacramento Regional #4. They defeated No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round, before suffering what would be the only official upset of the tournament when they were eliminated by No. 10 Virginia in double overtime in the second round.
Offseason Departures Iowa Departures Taylor McCabe 2 Guard 5'9" Senior Fremont, NE Graduated Kylie Feuerbach 4 Guard 6'0" Graduate Student Sycamore, IL Graduated Addie Deal 7 Guard 6'0" Freshman Irvine, CA Transferred to Wisconsin Kennise Johnson 13 Guard 5'4" Junior Joliet, IL Transferred to Delaware Emely Rodriguez 21 Guard-Forward 6'0" Sophomore La Romana, Dominican Republic Suspended from the team due to violation of team rules; transferred to Syracuse Jada Gyamfi 23 Forward 6'1" Senior Johnston, IA Graduated Callie Levin 32 Guard 5'9" Sophomore Solon, IA Transferred to Northern Iowa Hannah Stuelke 45 F 6'2" Senior Cedar Rapids, IA Graduated Teagan Mallegni 55 G 6'1" Sophomore McFarland, WI Transferred to Wisconsin
Incoming transfers Iowa incoming transfers Jocelyn Faison 1 Guard 6'1" Sophomore Atlanta, GA Georgia Dani Carnegie 3 Guard 5'9" Junior Mount Vernon, NY Georgia Amari Whiting 15 Guard 5'10" Junior Boise, ID Oklahoma State Bria Medina 50 Guard 5'6" Senior Tucson, AZ Knox (NJCAA)
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
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