The 2026–27 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team will represent Iowa State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones, led by thirty-second year head coach Bill Fennelly, will play their home games at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and compete as a member of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2025–26 season 22–10 overall and 10–8 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for seventh in the conference with BYU. As the No. 7 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, where they lost 68–77 to No. 10 Arizona State.

Following their tournament elimination, the Cyclones earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the No. 8 seed in the Fort Worth #1 Regional. They lost in the first round 63–72 to No. 9 Syracuse to end their season.

Offseason Departures Iowa State Departures Reese Beaty 0 Guard 5'8" Freshman Jamestown, TN Transferred to Mississippi State Alissa Williams 3 Forward 6'2" Junior Denton, TX Transferred to Indiana Jada Williams 8 Guard 5'8" Junior Kansas City, MO Transferred to LSU Lily Taulelei 9 Center/Forward 6'3" Junior Wellington, New Zealand Transferred to Rice Kenzie Hare 12 Guard 5'9" Junior Bartlett, IL Graduated, transferred to Indiana Reagan Wilson 22 Guard 5'8" Sophomore Noblesville, IN Transferred to Toledo Addy Brown 24 Forward 6'2" Junior Derby, KS Transferred to UCLA Sydney Harris 25 Guard/Forward 6'1" Senior Edwardsville, IL Graduated Aili Tanke 32 Guard 5'11" Sophomore Johnston, IA Transferred to Nevada Audi Crooks 55 Center 6'3" Junior Algona, IA Transferred to Oklahoma State

Incoming transfers Iowa State incoming transfers Sienna Harvey 1 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Wodonga, Australia Washington Mya Babbitt 3 Guard 5'8" Senior Papillion, NE Kent State Emilija Dakic 8 Guard 5'10" Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Florida Alex-Anne Bessette 10 Guard/Forward 6'2" Sophomore Quebec City, QC Loyola Chicago Ashleigh Connor 15 Guard 5'11" Senior Pittsburgh, PA La Salle Gift Ezekiel 21 Forward 6'1" Senior Edo, Nigeria Florida Reggi Spotts 22 Guard 5'8" Junior Nora Springs, IA North Iowa Area CC (NJCAA) Xiao Zhang 24 Center 6'6" Senior Suzhou, China Beijing Normal University (China)

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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