2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2015–16
Team:	Northwestern Wildcats
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	B1G
Record:	18 - 17
Conf Record:	4 - 14
Hc Year:	8th
Asst Coach1:	Sam Dixon
Asst Coach2:	Carrie Banks
Champion:	Lone Star Showcase Champions
Bowl:	WNIT
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team will represent Northwestern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Joe McKeown, play their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the semifinals 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 San Diego in the first round.

Schedule

^[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#431F81; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#431F81; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#431F81; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#431F81;"|Big Ten Women's Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#431F81;"|WNIT

Rankings

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	19	20	19	15	12	12	15	14	16	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	24	22	19	16	14	13	15	15	17	24	20	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2015–16 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule .