2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, play their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in a 3-way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated St. John's in the first before losing to Baylor in the second round.
2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball | |
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NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
2015–16 record | 20–13 (8–8 SEC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Auburn Arena |
2015–16 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 South Carolina † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 2 | .943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Mississippi State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Texas A&M | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Kentucky | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Florida | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 SEC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Terri Williams-Flournoy (Penn State)
Ty Evans (Wisconsin–Whitewater)
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 5:30 pm |
UAB | W 85–71 | 1–0 |
Auburn Arena (3,110) Auburn, AL | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 80–68 | 2–0 |
University Center (794) Hammond, LA | |||||||
11/19/2015* 6:00 pm, SECN |
Virginia | L 52–69 | 2–1 |
Auburn Arena (1,675) Auburn, AL | |||||||
11/22/2015* 3:00 pm |
at Savannah State | W 62–40 | 3–1 |
Tiger Arena (2,922) Savannah, GA | |||||||
11/27/2015* 6:00 pm |
vs. Boise State San Juan Shootout |
W 55–53 | 4–1 |
Mario Morales Coliseum (116) Guaynabo, PR | |||||||
11/28/2015* 6:00 pm |
vs. Minnesota San Juan Shootout |
W 81–79 OT | 5–1 |
Mario Morales Coliseum (110) Guaynabo, PR | |||||||
12/05/2015* 12:00 pm |
East Carolina | W 83–69 | 6–1 |
Auburn Arena (1,886) Auburn, AL | |||||||
12/13/2015* 1:00 pm |
at Marquette | L 69–70 OT | 6–2 |
Al McGuire Center (1,275) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
12/16/2015* 11:00 am |
Winthrop | W 76–33 | 7–2 |
Auburn Arena (2,429) Auburn, AL | |||||||
12/19/2015* 1:00 pm |
vs. Coppin State | W 69–54 | 8–2 |
SECU Arena (250) Towson, MD | |||||||
12/20/2015* 1:00 pm |
at Towson | W 74–52 | 9–2 |
SECU Arena Towson, MD | |||||||
12/23/2015* 6:00 pm |
George Mason | W 88–59 | 10–2 |
Auburn Arena (1,817) Auburn, AL | |||||||
12/30/2015* 6:00 pm |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 45–52 | 10–3 |
Alico Arena (1,710) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2016 2:00 pm |
No. 7 Kentucky | W 66–61 | 11–3 (1–0) |
Auburn Arena (2,677) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/07/2016 7:30 pm, SECN |
at No. 7 Mississippi State | L 45–60 | 11–4 (1–1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (4,610) Starkville, MS | |||||||
01/10/2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 12 Tennessee | L 52–79 | 11–5 (1–2) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,539) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
01/14/2016 6:00 pm |
Alabama | W 72–59 | 12–5 (2–2) |
Auburn Arena (3,383) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/17/2016 12:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 9 Kentucky | L 47–54 | 12–6 (2–3) |
Memorial Coliseum (6,171) Lexington, KY | |||||||
01/21/2016 6:00 pm |
No. 2 South Carolina | L 58–74 | 12–7 (2–4) |
Auburn Arena (2,419) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, SECN |
Arkansas | W 71–60 OT | 13–7 (3–4) |
Auburn Arena (2,807) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/28/2016 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Georgia | L 30–63 | 13–8 (3–5) |
Stegeman Coliseum (1,961) Athens, GA | |||||||
02/01/2016 6:00 pm, SECN |
at LSU | W 63–53 | 14–8 (4–5) |
Maravich Center (2,150) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/04/2016 6:00 pm |
Vanderbilt | W 53–45 | 15–8 (5–5) |
Auburn Arena (2,176) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/07/2016 1:00 pm, SECN |
at Alabama | W 59–55 | 16–8 (6–5) |
Foster Auditorium (3,303) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
02/11/2016 6:00 pm |
at Ole Miss | W 65–60 | 17–8 (7–5) |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,335) Oxford, MS | |||||||
02/14/2016 1:00 pm, SECN |
No. 16 Florida | W 80–58 | 18–8 (8–5) |
Auburn Arena (2,760) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/21/2016 2:00 pm |
Missouri | L 55–69 | 18–9 (8–6) |
Auburn Arena (2,522) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/25/2016 6:30 pm, SECN |
No. 11 Texas A&M | L 49–57 | 18–10 (8–7) |
Auburn Arena (3,651) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/28/2016 1:00 pm |
at Florida | L 49–56 | 18–11 (8–8) |
O'Connell Center (4,019) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2016 11:00 am, SECN |
vs. Missouri Second Round |
W 47–45 | 19–11 |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
03/04/2016 11:00 am, SECN |
vs. No. 2 South Carolina Quarterfinals |
L 48–57 | 19–12 |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(9 D) | vs. (8 D) St. John's First Round |
W 68–57 | 20–12 |
Ferrell Center (4,990) Austin, TX | ||||||
03/20/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(9 D) | at (1 D) No. 4 Baylor Second Round |
L 52–84 | 20–13 |
Ferrell Center (4,665) Austin, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time. |
Source[1]
Rankings
2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
References
- "2015-16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball schedule". Auburn University Athletics.