2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dr. Sam Dixon
  • Allison Guth
  • Carrie Banks
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Penn State 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
No. 20 Michigan State 13 3   .813 23 10   .697
No. 13 Nebraska 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
No. 17 Purdue 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
No. 19 Iowa 11 5   .688 27 9   .750
Minnesota 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Michigan 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Indiana 5 11   .313 21 13   .618
Northwestern 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Ohio State 5 11   .313 17 18   .486
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
Illinois 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth year head coach Joe McKeown, played their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with a record of 17–16 overall, 5–11 in Big Ten play for a 3-way tie finish for 8th place. They lost in the first round in the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Ohio State. They were invited to the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Ball State in the first round, IUPUI in the second round before losing to Indiana in the third round.