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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Penn State142 .875266  .813
No. 24 Nebraska124 .750259  .735
Michigan State106 .625259  .735
No. 21 Purdue106 .625259  .735
Michigan97 .5632211  .667
Illinois97 .5631914  .576
Iowa88 .5002113  .618
Minnesota79 .4381814  .563
Ohio State79 .4381813  .581
Northwestern511 .3131317  .433
Wisconsin313 .1881219  .387
Indiana214 .1251119  .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.