2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 17
Record27–9 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJack Easley (4th as associate, 6th overall season)
Assistant coaches
  • Latoja Schaben (12th season)
  • Jodi Steyer (7th season)
Home arenaHilton Coliseum (Capacity: 14,082)
2008–09 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 15 1   .938 32 5   .865
No. 5 Baylor 12 4   .750 29 6   .829
No. 17 Iowa State 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
No. 9 Texas A&M 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
No. 21 Kansas State 10 6   .625 25 8   .758
No. 25 Texas 8 8   .500 21 12   .636
Texas Tech 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Kansas 6 10   .375 22 14   .611
Nebraska 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Oklahoma State 4 12   .250 17 16   .515
Missouri 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Colorado 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
2009 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. A member of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division, Iowa State played home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Under 14th year head coach Bill Fennelly, Iowa State finished the season 27–9, including an 11–5 record in Big 12 play for a third place tie in conference standings, with a no. 11 ranking in the final Coaches Poll. In the 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Iowa State advanced to the Elite Eight round for the second time in program history.