| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 19 - 14 |
| Conf Record: | 8 - 10 |
| Hc Year: | 16th |
| Asst Coach2: | Jenni Fitzgerald |
| Asst Coach3: | Lacey Goldwire |
| Champion: | Hawkeye Classic champions |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team will represent University of Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixteenth year head coach Lisa Bluder, play their home games at the Carver–Hawkeye Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Ball State in the first round.
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2015–16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
See main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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| AP | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |