Iowa State women's basketball dropped a pair of Big 12 Conference games last week, losing at Cincinnati and at home against West Virginia. The Cyclones now get a pair of road games this week. Here's a look at the week ahead for coach Bill Fennelly and the Cyclone women. Wednesday, Jan. 14: at Colorado, 8 p.m. CT (ESPN+)

Our team of experts has picks for all the major games below both straight up and against the spread as we prepare to weather a potentially noisy weekend in the sport. Those picks -- starting with Wisconsin at Michigan, which airs on CBS at 1 p.m. ET -- are below.

Iowa State Cyclones women’s basketball remains in the Top 10 in the USA TODAY coaches poll after going 13-0 to begin the season.

The final Big 12 availability report for Saturday's 3 p.m. Iowa State basketball game against Oklahoma State has been released. The Cyclones have one player, Mason Williams, listed as out and one additional player listed as a game-time decision. The Cowboys duo of Mekhi Ragland and Robert Jennings will not be available for this afternoon's contest.

Iowa continued its unbeaten start to Big Ten play, while the Cyclones felt the effects of two missing starters leading to their third loss in a row.

The Iowa State Cyclones have been as dominant as any team in the country heading into their third Big 12 game of the season against the Oklahoma State Cowboys a

Iowa State Cyclones' forward Addy Brown (24) drives with the ball around Baylor Bears guard Yuting Deng (7) during the fourth quarter in the Big-12 women’s basketball on Jan. 4, 2026, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune

Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points and Milan Momcilovic added 18 as No. 3 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 83-71 in a Big 12 game Saturday in Ames, Iowa.