2014–15 SEC Women's Basketball Season | |
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League: | NCAA Division I |
Sport: | Basketball |
Pixels: | 125px |
No Of Teams: | 14 |
Tv: | ESPN2, SEC Network, FSN |
Draft: | WNBA Draft |
Draft Link: | 2015 WNBA draft |
Season: | Regular Season |
Season Champs: | South Carolina, Tennessee |
Season Champ Name: | 2015 SEC Co-Champions |
Mvp Link: | Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year |
Finals: | Tournament |
Finals Link: | 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament |
Finals Mvp Link: | SEC Women's Basketball Tournament#Champions |
Seasonslistnames: | Basketball |
Prevseason Link: | 2013–14 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season |
Prevseason Year: | 2013–14 |
Nextseason Link: | 2015–16 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season |
Nextseason Year: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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1. | South Carolina (210) | |
2. | Tennessee | |
3. | Texas A&M | |
4. | Kentucky | |
5. | Vanderbilt | |
6. | Georgia | |
7. | LSU | |
8. | Mississippi State | |
9. | Florida | |
10. | Auburn | |
11. | Arkansas (tie) | |
11. | Missouri (tie) | |
13. | Alabama | |
14. | Ole Miss |
Increase in ranking | |||
Decrease in ranking | |||
Not ranked previous week |
See main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final | ||
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Alabama | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Arkansas | AP | RV | RV | RV | 25т | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Auburn | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Florida | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Georgia | AP | RV | 24т | 22т | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Kentucky | AP | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
LSU | AP | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV |
C | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
C | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
Missouri | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
Ole Miss | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
South Carolina | AP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Tennessee | AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Texas A&M | AP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
Vanderbilt | AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||
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ARK | AUB | UF | UGA | UK | LSU | MSU | MU | MISS | USC | TENN | A&M | VANDY --> | vs. Alabama | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Arkansas | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||
vs. Auburn | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Florida | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Georgia | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Kentucky | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. LSU | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Mississippi State | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Missouri | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||
vs. South Carolina | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Tennessee | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
vs. Texas A&M | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
vs. Vanderbilt | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | ARK | AUB | UF | UGA | UK | LSU | MSU | MU | MISS | USC | TENN | A&M | VANDY --> |
Total | 2–14 | 6–10 | 3–13 | 5–11 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 10–6 | 11–5 | 7–9 | 7–9 | 15–1 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 5–11 |
See main article: 2015 SEC women's basketball tournament.
2015 SEC women's basketball tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | First Round March 4 | Second Round March 5 | Quarterfinals March 6 | Semifinals March 7 | Championship March 8 |
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1. | ‡ South Carolina | 15–1 | 27–2 | 1–0 vs. UT | BYE | BYE | vs. #9 Arkansas – W 58–36 | vs. #4 LSU – W 74–54 | vs. #2 Tennessee – W 62–46 |
2. | † Tennessee | 15–1 | 25–4 | 0–1 vs. USC | BYE | BYE | vs. #10 Georgia – W 75–41 | vs. #6 Kentucky – W 75–64 | vs. #1 South Carolina – L 46–62 |
3. | † Mississippi State | 11–5 | 26–5 | BYE | BYE | vs. #6 Kentucky – L 67–76 | |||
4. | † LSU | 10–6 | 16–12 | 1–0 vs. UK, MSU; 1–1 vs. TAMU | BYE | BYE | vs. #5 Texas A&M – W 71–65 | vs. #1 South Carolina – L 54–74 | |
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| 10–6 | 22–8 | 1–0 vs. UK; 1–1 vs. LSU; 0–1 vs. MSU | BYE | vs. #13 Auburn – W 57–47 | vs. #4 LSU – L 65–71 | ||
6. | 10–6 | 21–8 | 0–2 vs. TAMU, LSU | BYE | vs. #11 Vanderbilt – W 67–61 | vs. #3 Mississippi State – W 76–67 | vs. #2 Tennessee – L 64–75 | ||
7. | 7–9 | 17–12 | 1–0 vs. UM | BYE | vs. #10 Georgia – L 64–75 | ||||
8. | 7–9 | 17–12 | 0–1 vs. MU | BYE | vs. #9 Arkansas – L 61–72 | ||||
9. | 6–10 | 16–12 | 1–0 vs. UGA | BYE | vs. #8 Ole Miss – W 72–65 | vs. #1 South Carolina – L 36–58 | |||
10. | 6–10 | 18–11 | 0–1 vs. UArk | BYE | vs. #7 Missouri – W 75–64 | vs. #2 Tennessee – L 41–75 | |||
11. | Vanderbilt | 5–11 | 14–15 | 1–1 vs. UF, MSU | vs. #14 Alabama – W 66–56 | vs. #6 Kentucky – L 61–67 | |||
12. | Florida | 5–11 | 13–16 | 1–1 vs. VU; 0–1 vs. MSU | vs. #13 Auburn – L 49–71 | ||||
13. | Auburn | 3–13 | 12–17 | vs. #12 Florida – W 71–49 | vs. #5 Texas A&M – L 47–57 | ||||
14. | Alabama | 2–14 | 13–18 | vs. #11 Vanderbilt – L 56–66 | |||||
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC tournament. | |||||||||
2015 SEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[4] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Tiffany Mitchell, S. CAROLINA | |||||
Coach of the Year | Vic Schaefer, MISS. ST. Dawn Staley, S. CAROLINA | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Jordan Jones, TEXAS A&M</small> | |||||
Freshman of the Year | A'ja Wilson, S. CAROLINA | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Aleighsa Welch, S. CAROLINA | |||||
Sixth Player Award | Jennifer O'Neill, KENTUCKY |
2015 SEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team | |||
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Makayla Epps, Kentucky Danielle Ballard, LSU Tia Faleru, Ole Miss Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Cierra Burdick, Tennessee Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee Courtney Walker, Texas A&M</small> | Jessica Jackson, Arkansas Jennifer O'Neill, Kentucky Jordan Frericks, Missouri Martha Alwal, Mississippi State Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Alaina Coates, South Carolina Jordan Jones, Texas A&M</small> Courtney Williams, Texas A&M</small> | Haley Lorenzen, Florida Mackenzie Engram, Georgia Alexis Jennings, Kentucky A'Queen Hayes, Ole Miss Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Morgan William, Mississippi State A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Rebekah Dahlman, Vanderbilt | Linnae Harper, Kentucky Danielle Ballard, LSU Martha Alwal, Mississippi State Alaina Coates, South Carolina Jordan Jones, Texas A&M</small> |