The Hawkeyes, led by 19th year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Iowa won the Big Ten Conference tournament championship game over Maryland, 90–76.

2 seed in the Greensboro region where they defeated Mercer and Missouri in the first and second rounds, NC State in the Sweet Sixteen to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993.

They lost to eventual national champion Baylor in the Elite Eight.

[2] Sources: Roster Last update: August 7, 2017 ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.