| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Penn State Lady Lions |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | B1G |
| Record: | 12–19 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Asst Coach2: | Kia Damon |
| Asst Coach3: | Jocelyn Wyatt |
The 2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by ninth year head coach Coquese Washington, play their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Purdue.
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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 | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team