# 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 20th season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play for a four way tie to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Oklahoma State. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Dayton in the first round.

## Radio

All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2014* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | William Penn | W 99–53 | – | Hilton Coliseum (9,476) Ames, IA |
| 11/09/2014* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Winona State | W 64–29 | – | Hilton Coliseum (N/A) Ames, IA |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/16/2014* 12:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | USC Upstate | W 98–76 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,656) Ames, IA |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Drake | W 84–67 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,873) Ames, IA |
| 11/23/2014* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Cincinnati | W 85–54 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum (6,836) Ames, IA |
| 11/28/2014* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv | vs. Wyoming St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament | W 84–63 | 4–0 | McKeon Pavilion (151) Moraga, CA |
| 11/29/2014* 4:30 pm, TheW.tv | at Saint Mary's St. Mary's Thanksgiving Tournament | L 63–67 | 4–1 | McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA |
| 12/07/2014* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Stony Brook | W 74–64 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum (10,978) Ames, IA |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 24 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 67–76 | 5–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (4,902) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/14/2014* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–56 | 6–2 | Hilton Coliseum (9,755) Ames, IA |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Fairfield | W 76–63 | 7–2 | Hilton Coliseum (6,761) Ames, IA |
| 12/29/2014* 7:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | Howard Cyclone Challenge semifinals | W 90–44 | 8–2 | Hilton Coliseum (6,957) Ames, IA |
| 12/30/2014* 7:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | UC Riverside Cyclone Challenge championship | W 71–54 | 9–2 | Hilton Coliseum (6,810) Ames, IA |
| Conference Season ||||||
| 01/03/2015 1:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Kansas State | W 60–55 | 10–2 (1–0) | Hilton Coliseum (7,372) Ames, IA |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | at TCU | L 84–86 | 10–3 (1–1) | Student Recreation Center (1,350) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 01/10/2015 11:00 am, FSN | No. 3 Texas | W 59–57 | 11–3 (2–1) | Hilton Coliseum (7,928) Ames, IA |
| 01/13/2015 6:30 pm, FSSW | at No. 3 Baylor | L 47–79 | 11–4 (2–2) | Ferrell Center (6,095) Waco, TX |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, FCS Central | at Kansas State | W 79–59 | 12–4 (3–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (7,816) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | TCU | W 80–62 | 13–4 (4–2) | Hilton Coliseum (9,684) Ames, IA |
| 01/25/2015 3:30 pm, FS1 | at No. 8 Texas | W 58–57 | 14–4 (5–2) | Frank Erwin Center (3,234) Austin, TX |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Kansas | L 56–61 | 14–5 (5–3) | Hilton Coliseum (10,206) Ames, IA |
| 01/31/2015 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Oklahoma State | L 62–63 | 14–6 (5–4) | Hilton Coliseum (11,320) Ames, IA |
| 02/04/2015 10:30 am, SSTV | at Oklahoma | L 66–75 | 14–7 (5–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,042) Norman, OK |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | West Virginia | W 61–43 | 15–7 (6–5) | Hilton Coliseum (11,384) Ames, IA |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | at Texas Tech | L 58–71 | 15–8 (6–6) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,018) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 48–60 | 15–9 (6–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,934) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/17/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 | Oklahoma | W 84–76 $^{OT}$ | 16–9 (7–7) | Hilton Coliseum (9,964) Ames, IA |
| 02/21/2015 11:00 am, FSN | at West Virginia | L 52–54 | 16–10 (7–8) | WVU Coliseum (2,076) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/24/2015 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | Texas Tech | W 59–47 | 17–10 (8–8) | Hilton Coliseum (10,325) Ames, IA |
| 02/28/2015 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 3 Baylor | W 76–71 | 18–10 (9–8) | Hilton Coliseum (12,107) Ames, IA |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kansas | L 64–68 | 18–11 (9–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,384) Lawrence, KS |
| 2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 1:30 pm, FSN | vs. Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | L 58–67 | 18–12 | American Airlines Center (N/A) Dallas, TX |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2015* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | vs. Dayton First Round | L 66–78 | 18–13 | Memorial Coliseum (N/A) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██NR = Not Ranked. RV = Receiving Votes. :
| Poll | Pre- season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |