# 2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 19th season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones earned their 14th NCAA tournament appearance. They finished the season with a record of 20–11 overall, 9–9 in Big 12 play for a tie to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament to Oklahoma State. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Florida State 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 Archived 2013-10-03 at the Wayback Machine.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Wayne State | W 76–52 | – | Hilton Coliseum (10,036) Ames, IA |
| 11/06/2013* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Carthage | W 78–49 | – | Hilton Coliseum (9,586) Ames, IA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/10/2013* 5:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 23 | North Dakota | W 84–55 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,072) Ames, IA |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 22 | South Dakota | W 88–72 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,628) Ames, IA |
| 11/21/2013* 6:00 pm | No. 22 | at Cincinnati | W 78–42 | 3–0 | Fifth Third Arena (609) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/24/2013* 2:05 pm, MC-22 | No. 22 | at Drake | W 89–47 | 4–0 | Knapp Center (3,241) Des Moines, IA |
| 11/29/2013* 9:30 pm | No. 23 | vs. Eastern Washington South Point Shootout | W 88–60 | 5–0 | South Point Arena (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2013* 9:30 pm | No. 23 | vs. Auburn South Point Shootout | W 68–57 | 6-0 | South Point Arena (413) Paradise, NV |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 20 | Northern Iowa | W 83–55 | 7–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,932) Ames, IA |
| 12/08/2013* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 20 | Cal State Fullerton | W 79–52 | 8–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,996) Ames, IA |
| 12/12/2013* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 17 | No. 21 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 83–70 | 9–0 | Hilton Coliseum (11,543) Ames, IA |
| 12/28/2013* 3:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 14 | Holy Cross Cyclone Challenge | W 72–50 | 10–0 | Hilton Coliseum (7,758) Ames, IA |
| 12/29/2013* 3:30 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 14 | William & Mary Cyclone Challenge | W 85–65 | 11–0 | Hilton Coliseum (7,127) Ames, IA |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | No. 14 | at TCU | W 71–49 | 12–0 (1–0) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (2,062) Ft. Worth, TX |
| 01/05/2014 5:00 pm, FCSC | No. 14 | No. 25 Oklahoma | W 82–75 $^{OT}$ | 13–0 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (6,207) Norman, OK |
| 01/08/2014 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 11 | Texas Tech | W 74–48 | 14–0 (3–0) | Hilton Coliseum (7,089) Ames, IA |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 11 | No. 15 Oklahoma State | L 62–69 | 14–1 (3–1) | Hilton Coliseum (10,505) Ames, IA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 13 | West Virginia | L 59–73 | 14–2 (3–2) | Hilton Colisuem (9,824) Ames, IA |
| 01/18/2014 7:00 pm, FCSP | No. 13 | at Kansas State | L 74–80 | 14–3 (3–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (8,221) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/21/2014 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 20 | Oklahoma | L 54–75 | 14–4 (3–4) | Hilton Coliseum (10,121) Ames, IA |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | No. 20 | at Texas Tech | W 85–76 $^{OT}$ | 15-4 (4–4) | United Spirit Arena (3,937) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at No. 20 West Virginia | L 56–67 | 15–5 (4–5) | WVU Coliseum (1,229) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/01/2014 8:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | No. 23 | Kansas State | W 84–65 | 16–5 (5–5) | Hilton Coliseum (11,480) Ames, IA |
| 02/05/2014 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | TCU | L 60–61 | 16–6 (5–6) | Hilton Coliseum (10,028) Ames, IA |
| 02/09/2014 1:00 pm, FS1 | | at Texas | L 64–71 | 16–7 (5–7) | Frank Erwin Center (3,443) Austin, TX |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Kansas | W 72–69 | 17–7 (6–7) | Hilton Coliseum (11,988) Ames, IA |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm, FCS | | at No. 6 Baylor | L 51–89 | 17–8 (6–8) | Ferrell Center (6,758) Waco, TX |
| 02/22/2014 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Texas | W 81–64 | 18–8 (7–8) | Hilton Coliseum (13,187) Ames, IA |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | at No. 15 Oklahoma State | W 86–69 | 19–8 (8–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,179) Stillwater, OK |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Kansas | W 87–79 | 20–8 (9–8) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,334) Manhattan, KS |
| 03/04/2014 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | Baylor | L 54–70 | 20–9 (9–9) | Hilton Coliseum (10,539) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2014 11:00 am, FSN | | vs. No. 18 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | L 57-67 | 20–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (N/A) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2014* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Florida State First Round | L 44–55 | 20–11 | Hilton Coliseum (N/A) Ames, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. For NCAA tournament, number in parentheses is seed, letter indicates region. ||||||

## 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 | Week 19 | Final |
| AP | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 | RV | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 23 |