| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 19 - 15 |
| Conf Record: | 8 - 10 |
| Hc Year: | 21st |
| Asst Coach1: | Kelley Gibson |
| Asst Coach2: | Ervin Monier |
| Asst Coach3: | Tim Eatman |
| Champion: | Paradise Jam Island Division Champions |
| Bowl: | WNIT |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team will represent Rutgers University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-first year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Ohio State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Virginia 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 |
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| AP | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | NR | 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 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team