1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

1992–93 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Big Ten co-champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record27–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachMarianna Freeman
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
1992–93 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Ohio State 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 4 Iowa 16 2   .889 27 4   .871
No. 8 Penn State 14 4   .778 22 6   .786
Northwestern 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
Minnesota 9 9   .500 14 12   .538
Purdue 8 10   .444 16 11   .593
Illinois 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
Michigan State 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Indiana 5 13   .278 14 13   .519
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
Michigan 1 17   .056 2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992–1993 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1992–1993 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by tenth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, IA at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–4 overall, 16–2 in Big Ten play, sharing the regular season conference championship. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the Final Four in the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

Iowa won 23 of their first 24 games, with the only loss being a two-point defeat to No. 10 Colorado at the FIU Sun and Fun Classic tournament – a game in which the Hawkeyes missed 11 free throws. They owned a two-game lead in the conference standings with three games left on the regular season schedule, but due to back-to-back road losses at No. 8 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State the Hawks settled for a share of the Big Ten title.

In the NCAA tournament, Iowa won against Old Dominion, No. 7 Auburn, and No. 2 Tennessee to reach the Final Four. In the national semifinal, No. 3 Ohio State, Iowa played and lost to the Buckeyes 73–72 in overtime. The team is recognised for its tournament performance during a season that included off-court challenges.