2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 2009–10 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

 * May 5: The University of Iowa women's basketball team hosted Boston College as part of the third annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The game was held at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Dec. 2. This was to be the first-ever meeting between Iowa and Boston College. Overall, Iowa is 9–4 against teams from the ACC.

Regular season
The Hawkeyes will host the KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge from November 14–15. Illinois State, UCLA and Santa Clara are the other teams. From November 27–28, the Hawkeyes will compete in the Nugget Classic. The Hy-Vee Cy-Hawk Series will resume against Iowa State on December 10.

Big Ten tournament
Iowa went into the 2009–2010 Big Ten Tournament with a 17–12 (9–8) record and was seeded 3rd.

NCAA basketball tournament
Iowa was invited to the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They were seeded 8th in the Sacramento Division