| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 15 |
| Aprank: | 12 |
| Record: | 25–8 |
| Conf Record: | 10–6 |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Adeniyi Amadou |
| Asst Coach2: | Camryn Whitaker |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team will represent University of Kentucky during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by ninth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with two games at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville and Oklahoma in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Washington the sweet sixteen.
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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 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | N/A | |
| Coaches | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |