2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dr. Sam Dixon
  • Allison Guth
  • Carrie Banks
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2013–14 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Penn State133 .813248  .750
No. 20 Michigan State133 .8132310  .697
No. 13 Nebraska124 .750267  .788
No. 17 Purdue115 .688229  .710
No. 19 Iowa115 .688279  .750
Minnesota88 .5002213  .629
Michigan88 .5002014  .588
Indiana511 .3132113  .618
Northwestern511 .3131716  .515
Ohio State511 .3131718  .486
Wisconsin313 .1881019  .345
Illinois214 .125921  .300
2014 Big Ten tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth year head coach Joe McKeown, played their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with a record of 17–16 overall, 5–11 in Big Ten play for a 3-way tie finish for 8th place. They lost in the first round in the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Ohio State. They were invited to the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Ball State in the first round, IUPUI in the second round before losing to Indiana in the third round.