2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team represented Baylor University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions Big 12 Tournament champions Big 12 regular season champions Preseason Women's NIT champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	40–0 (18–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kim Mulkey (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Brock Damion McKinney Rekha Patterson
Home arena	Ferrell Center
Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Baylor †	18	–	0		1.000			40	–	0		1.000
Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
No. 22 Texas A&M	11	–	7		.611			24	–	11		.686
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
Kansas State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Kansas	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Oklahoma State	8	–	10		.444			22	–	12		.647
Texas	8	–	10		.444			18	–	14		.563
Texas Tech	6	–	12		.333			21	–	14		.600
Missouri	2	–	16		.111			13	–	18		.419
† 2012 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

The Lady Bears began the season as the preseason #1 team in both the Associated Press and the Coaches' Poll. They ran through the season undefeated, winning the Big 12 regular season and the Big 12 Tournament. They became the first team in college basketball history (men's or women's) to finish 40–0 by defeating Notre Dame for the national championship. (In 2014 Connecticut matched the Lady Bears 40-0 mark, tying an NCAA record.)