Baylor Bears women's basketball

Baylor Bears
2025–26 Baylor Bears women's basketball team
UniversityBaylor University
First season1974 (51 years ago)
Head coachNicki Collen (5th season)
LocationWaco, Texas
ArenaFoster Pavilion
(capacity: 7,500)
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
NicknameBears
ColorsGreen and gold
   
NCAA Division I tournament champions
2005, 2012, 2019
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Final Four2005, 2010, 2012, 2019
Elite Eight2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Sweet Sixteen2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Appearances2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
AIAW tournament quarterfinals
1976, 1977
Other AIAW tournament results
Second round1976, 1977
Appearances1976, 1977
Conference tournament champions
2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference regular-season champions
2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate

The Baylor Bears women's basketball team represents Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in NCAA Division I women's basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games in the Foster Pavilion. Before the 2021–22 season, the team had been known as the "Lady Bears", but on September 3, 2021, the school officially announced that women's basketball had dropped "Lady" from its nickname. At the same time, soccer and volleyball, the other two Baylor women's teams that were still using "Lady" in their nicknames, also abandoned that usage.

The then-Lady Bears went undefeated at 40–0 to become the 2012 NCAA Division I National Champions in Women's College Basketball.