| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Michigan State Spartans |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 21 |
| Aprank: | 16 |
| Record: | 25 - 9 |
| Conf Record: | 13 - 5 |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach2: | NcKell Copeland |
| Asst Coach3: | Mark Simons |
| Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth year head coach Suzy Merchant, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 25 - 9, 13 - 5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |