# 2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2000–01 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2000–01 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by first-year head coach Lisa Bluder, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–10 overall, 12–4 in Big Ten play, to occupy second place in the conference regular season standings. The team won the Big Ten tournament and advanced to the second round of the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2000* | | Marquette | W 70–57 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 19, 2000* | | Utah | L 42–66 | 1–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 22, 2000* | | No. 8 Iowa State Rivalry | L 76–86 | 1–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 25, 2000* | | Western Illinois Gazette Hawkeye Challenge | W 99–54 | 2–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 26, 2000* | | Nevada Gazette Hawkeye Challenge | W 73–59 | 3–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 1, 2000* | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 89–63 | 4–2 | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Dec 3, 2000* | | at George Washington | L 64–78 | 4–3 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 7, 2000* | | at No. 18 Southwest Missouri State | L 87–101 | 4–4 | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 10, 2000* | | Colorado | W 92–66 | 5–4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 16, 2000* | | at Drake | L 58–73 | 5–5 | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Dec 28, 2000 | | Northwestern | W 95–61 | 6–5 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 31, 2000 | | at Wisconsin | L 91–94 | 6–6 (1–1) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 4, 2001 | | at No. 8 Purdue | L 58–73 | 6–7 (1–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 7, 2001 | | Michigan | W 79–58 | 7–7 (2–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 14, 2001 | | Wisconsin | W 74–68 | 8–7 (3–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 17, 2001 | | at Ohio State | L 52–79 | 8–8 (3–3) | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 2001 | | No. 13 Penn State | W 79–64 | 9–8 (4–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 25, 2001 | | at Northwestern | W 92–52 | 10–8 (5–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 1, 2001 | | at Michigan State | W 71–56 | 11–8 (6–3) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Feb 4, 2001 | | Indiana | W 83–56 | 12–8 (7–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 8, 2001 | | No. 5 Purdue | W 96–87 | 13–8 (8–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 11, 2001 | | at Minnesota | W 82–71 | 14–8 (9–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 15, 2001 | No. 25 | at Michigan | L 78–80 | 14–9 (9–4) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 18, 2001 | No. 25 | Ohio State | W 74–59 | 15–9 (10–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 22, 2001 | No. 25 | Michigan State | W 50–47 | 16–9 (11–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 25, 2001 | No. 25 | at Illinois | W 75–64 | 17–9 (12–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2001* | (2) No. 23 | vs. (7) Indiana Quarterfinals | W 81–76 | 18–9 | Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Mar 3, 2001* | (2) No. 23 | vs. (3) Illinois Semifinals | W 86–79 | 19–9 | Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Mar 4, 2001* | (2) No. 23 | vs. (1) No. 7 Purdue Championship game | W 75–70 | 20–9 | Van Andel Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2001* | (4 MW) No. 16 | vs. (13 MW) Oregon First round | W 89–82 $^{OT}$ | 21–9 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 19, 2001* | (4 MW) No. 16 | at (5 MW) No. 17 Utah Second round | L 69–78 | 21–10 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 25 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 16 | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | 22 | 21 |
* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.