The Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Michigan State University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Spartans play home basketball games at the Breslin Student Events Center on the university campus in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Spartans began play in 1972. In 1991, the Spartans made their first ever NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, their first postseason appearance since the 1977 AIAW women's basketball tournament. In 2005, the Spartans won 33 games (a school record), advancing all the way to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship, before losing 84âÂÂ62 to Baylor. The Spartans have been to 21 NCAA Tournaments in their history, with their most recent trip coming in 2026.
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The Spartans have made twenty-one appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Their combined record is 21âÂÂ21.
â The Spartans received a bye into the Second Round.
The Spartans have made five appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 12âÂÂ5.
The Spartans made one appearance in the AIAW women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0âÂÂ2.