# 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by fourth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 26–5 overall, 17–1 in Big Ten play, sharing the regular season conference championship. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the Elite Eight in the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1986* | No. 8 | Boston University Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 70–48 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov 30, 1986* | No. 8 | No. 3 Tennessee Amana-Hawkeye Classic | L 56–74 | 1–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 2, 1986* | No. 11 | at Nebraska | L 74–85 | 1–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 3, 1986* | No. 11 | at Drake | W 71–57 | 2–2 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Dec 4, 1986* | No. 11 | Iowa State | W 70–51 | 3–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 13, 1986* | No. 17 | at Illinois State | W 71–56 | 4–2 | Horton Fieldhouse Normal, Illinois |
| Dec 21, 1986* | No. 17 | Western Kentucky | W 67–47 | 5–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 29, 1986* | No. 14 | vs. No. 12 Penn State North Carolina State Classic | L 74–78 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 30, 1986* | No. 14 | vs. Indiana North Carolina State Classic | W 63–56 | 6–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 1987 | No. 14 | at Wisconsin | W 83–44 | 7–3 (1–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 4, 1987 | No. 14 | at Northwestern | W 72–61 | 8–3 (2–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Jan 7, 1987* | No. 14 | LSU | W 68–49 | 9–3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 9, 1987 | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 81–40 | 10–3 (3–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 16, 1987 | No. 10 | Illinois | W 80–53 | 11–3 (4–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 18, 1987 | No. 10 | Purdue | W 68–54 | 12–3 (5–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 23, 1987 | No. 10 | at Indiana | W 60–49 | 13–3 (6–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Jan 25, 1987 | No. 10 | at No. 17 Ohio State | L 54–67 | 13–4 (6–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 30, 1987 | No. 13 | Michigan State | W 83–61 | 14–4 (7–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 1, 1987 | No. 13 | Michigan | W 75–54 | 15–4 (8–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 6, 1987 | No. 12 | at Minnesota | W 78–60 | 16–4 (9–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 13, 1987 | No. 11 | at Purdue | W 86–68 | 17–4 (10–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 15, 1987 | No. 11 | at Illinois | W 70–54 | 18–4 (11–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Feb 20, 1987 | No. 11 | No. 10 Ohio State | W 66–54 | 19–4 (12–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 22, 1987 | No. 11 | Indiana | W 71–50 | 20–4 (13–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 27, 1987 | No. 10 | at Michigan | W 78–54 | 21–4 (14–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Mar 1, 1987 | No. 10 | at Michigan State | W 71–49 | 22–4 (15–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| Mar 4, 1987 | No. 10 | Northwestern | W 70–53 | 23–4 (16–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 7, 1987 | No. 10 | Wisconsin | W 78–56 | 24–4 (17–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1987* | (3 MW) No. 9 | New Orleans Second round | W 68–46 | 25–4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 20, 1987* | (3 MW) No. 9 | vs. (2 MW) No. 11 Georgia Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 62–60 | 26–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Mar 22, 1987* | (3 MW) No. 9 | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Louisiana Tech Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 65–66 | 26–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||