The Hawkeyes finished the 2016 – 17 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 received an invitation to the Women 's National Invitation Tournament where defeated Missouri State , South Dakota , and Colorado before losing to Washington State in the NIT quarterfinals
Big Ten Women 's Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team