2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–13 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
2012–13 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Penn State 14 2   .875 26 6   .813
No. 24 Nebraska 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Michigan State 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
No. 21 Purdue 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
Michigan 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Illinois 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Iowa 8 8   .500 21 13   .618
Minnesota 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Ohio State 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Northwestern 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Indiana 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2012–13 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by thirteenth-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 21–13 (8–8 Big Ten) to finish 7th in the conference standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Nebraska. Iowa received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament where they defeated Miami (FL) in the first round before getting defeated by No. 2 and eventual Final Four participant Notre Dame in the second round.