| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Prev Year: | 2014–15 |
| Next Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Northern Iowa Panthers |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | The Valley |
| Record: | 24–11 |
| Conf Record: | 15–3 |
| Head Coach: | Tanya Warren |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach1: | Brad Nelson |
| Asst Coach2: | Adam DeJoode |
| Asst Coach3: | Tiffany Coppage |
| Stadium: | McLeod Center |
| Champion: | MVC Regular Season Champions |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | Third Round |
The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team will represent the University of Northern Iowa in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at McLeod Center and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 15–3 in Missouri Valley League play to win the Missouri Valley Regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Missouri State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Nebraska and Drake in the first and second rounds before losing to South Dakota in the third round.
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2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team