Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball instance of basketball team
The Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represents Iowa State University (ISU) and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team is coached by Bill Fennelly, who is in his 28th year at Iowa State.  The Cyclones play their home games at Hilton Coliseum on Iowa State's campus.Overview
Iowa State University is known for having one of the best women's basketball programs in the nation.  Since the founding of the Big 12 in 1996, ISU has had only three losing seasons, has won three conference titles (1 regular season, 3 tournament), and has the best conference tournament record in the Big 12.  Iowa State has made it to and won the Big 12 tournament championship game more times than any team except Oklahoma. Bill Fennelly is the coach of the women's team and largely responsible for building the program.  In games played since the Big 12 was founded in 1996, ISU has a winning record against every Big 12 school except Baylor.
On a national level, since 1996 the Cyclones have made the NCAA tournament twenty one times,  advancing six times to the Sweet Sixteen, including twice to the Elite Eight.  Additionally, Iowa State has made the WNIT twice in that span.  ISU was in the AP Top 25 poll for over four years and was in the Top 10 for 34 consecutive weeks starting in the 1999 season.  ISU has been ranked in the top 10 for attendance every season since 1999–2000, including a #3 ranking for the 2008–2009 season which led all Big 12 schools and #2 nationally for the 2012–2013 season.
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