John M. McCann MD, Associate General Counsel
8500 Andrew Carnegie Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28262   T 704-988-6543
F 704-988-1615
john.mccann@nuveen.com

November 16, 2018

Via EDGAR Transmission

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re: Rule 497(j) Filing for TIAA-CREF Funds (the “Trust”)

To Whom It May Concern:

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), this letter serves as certification that: (i) the form of the Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) that the Trust would have filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act would not have differed from the Prospectus and SAI contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 118 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos. 333-76651, 811-09301); and (ii) the text of this Amendment was filed electronically via EDGAR on November 15, 2018.

Please contact the undersigned at (704) 988-6543 should you have any questions or comments regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/s/ John M. McCann

John M. McCann