The 1985–86 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by third-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 22–7 overall, 15–3 in Big Ten play, to finish second in the conference standings. The team was the first Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team to advance to the women's NCAA basketball tournament.

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