| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Maryland Terrapins |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 9 |
| Aprank: | 5 |
| Record: | 31–4 |
| Conf Record: | 16–2 |
| Head Coach: | Brenda Frese |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Asst Coach1: | Shay Robinson |
| Asst Coach2: | Bett Shelby |
| Asst Coach3: | Terry Nooner |
| Stadium: | Xfinity Center |
| Champion: | Paradise Jam Reef Division Champions Big Ten Regular Season & Tournament Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA women's tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, are led by fourteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win their second straight Big Ten regular season title. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's tournament for second straight year and received an automatic to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where defeated Iona in the first round before getting upset by Washington in the second round.
Maryland and Michigan State met in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament. Michigan State ended the first quarter with a small two point lead, and retained the lead at the half. In the third quarter, the Terrapins went on an 11–0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Maryland ended up with a win 60–44, to win the Big Ten championship for the second consecutive year. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was named the Big Ten tournament most outstanding player.[1]
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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 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5т | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | N/A | |
| Coaches | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |