The 1992–1993 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 1992–1993 NCAA

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season. The Hawkeyes, led by tenth-year head coach

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, played their home games in Iowa City, IA at

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as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 27–4 overall, 16–2 in Big Ten play, sharing the regular season conference championship. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the Final Four in the women's NCAA basketball tournament. Iowa won 23 of their first 24 games, with the only loss being a two-point defeat to No. 10 Colorado at the FIU Sun and Fun Classic tournament a game in which the Hawkeyes missed 11 free throws. They owned a two-game lead in the conference standings with three games left on the regular season schedule, but due to back-to-back road losses at No. 8 Penn State and No. 4 Ohio State the Hawks settled for a share of the Big Ten title. In the NCAA tournament, Iowa defeated Old Dominion, No. 7 Auburn, and No. 2 Tennessee to reach the Final Four. Playing a familiar foe in the National semifinal, No. 3 Ohio State, Iowa fell to the Buckeyes 73–72 in overtime. The team is remembered for overcoming tragedy and wondering what could have been, while achieving great success with a team that was as good as any other in the country that season.

Previous season

The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten championship with a 16–2 conference record, finishing two games ahead of second place Purdue. After reaching the NCAA tournament for the seventh consecutive season, No. 1 seed Iowa was stunned by No. 8 seed and eventual Final Four participant SW Missouri State, 61–60 in overtime, in the second round of the 1992 women's NCAA basketball tournament. The team finished with an overall record of 25–4 and a No. 7 ranking in the final AP poll.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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Iowa NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons