2016 – 17 Iowa Hawkeyes women 's basketball team represented the University of Iowa during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Hawkeyes , led by seventeenth year head coach Lisa Bluder , played their home games at the Carver – Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 20 – 14 , 8 – 8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place . They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women 's Tournament to Northwestern . They were invited to the Women 's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Missouri State , South Dakota , Colorado in the first , second and third rounds before losing to Washington State in the quarterfinals
Big Ten Women 's Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team