2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. This was head coach Bill Fennelly's 21st season at Iowa State. The Cyclones were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Hilton Coliseum. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 Women's Tournament to Texas Tech.
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2015–16 record | 13–17 (5–13 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Hilton Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Baylor † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Texas | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 West Virginia | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Oklahoma | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
Radio
All Cyclones games were carried on the Iowa State Cyclone Radio Network. Not all affiliates carried women's basketball, and some affiliates only carried select games. To learn which stations will carry games, please visit the Cyclone Radio Network affiliate list linked here. Brent Blum and Molly Parrott called all the action for the Cyclone Radio Network and for games on Cyclones.tv.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/05/2015* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Midwestern State | W 79–36 | Hilton Coliseum (9,910) Ames, IA | ||||||||
11/08/2015* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Concordia–St. Paul | W 77–51 | Hilton Coliseum (9,998) Ames, IA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Hampton | W 95–59 | 1–0 |
Hilton Coliseum (10,057) Ames, IA | |||||||
11/15/2015* 2:05 pm, ESPN3 |
at Drake | L 70–74 | 1–1 |
Knapp Center (4,251) Des Moines, IA | |||||||
11/22/2015* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
New Orleans | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA | |||||||||
11/26/2015* 10:00 am |
vs. Texas State Women's Cancún Challenge Mayan Division |
W 83–61 | 2–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/27/2015* 12:30 pm |
vs. No. 15 Duke Women's Cancún Challenge Mayan Division |
L 48–86 | 2–2 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
11/28/2015* 10:00 am |
vs. Idaho Women's Cancún Challenge Mayan Division |
L 65–97 | 2–3 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (133) Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Northern Iowa | W 84–75 | 3–3 |
McLeod Center (2,095) Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Southern | W 86–46 | 4–3 |
Hilton Coliseum (10,554) Ames, IA | |||||||
12/11/2015* 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
No. 23 Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series |
W 69–66 | 5–3 |
Hilton Coliseum (11,373) Ames, IA | |||||||
12/13/2015* 12:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–41 | 6–3 |
Hilton Coliseum (10,156) Ames, IA | |||||||
12/20/2015* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Alcorn State | W 91–41 | 7–3 |
Hilton Coliseum (6,651) Ames, IA | |||||||
12/22/2015* 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Northern Arizona | W 79–63 | 8–3 |
Hilton Coliseum (7,606) Ames, IA | |||||||
Big 12 Conference Season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Kansas State | W 84–79 | 9–3 (1–0) |
Bramlage Coliseum (4,960) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Oklahoma State | W 49–42 | 10–3 (2–0) |
Hilton Coliseum (8,429) Ames, IA | |||||||
01/06/2016 7:00 pm |
at No. 4 Texas | L 54–75 | 10–4 (2–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (2,836) Austin, TX | |||||||
01/09/2016 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Kansas | W 65–49 | 11–4 (3–1) |
Hilton Coliseum (7,471) Ames, IA | |||||||
01/17/2016 2:00 pm |
at Texas Tech | L 66–69 OT | 11–5 (3–2) |
United Supermarkets Arena (4,108) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
01/20/2016 7:00 pm |
at Oklahoma State | L 76–79 OT | 11–6 (3–3) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,926) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
01/23/2016 12:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 4 Baylor | L 61–77 | 11–7 (3–4) |
Hilton Coliseum (11,587) Ames, IA | |||||||
01/27/2016 7:00 pm |
TCU | L 62–72 | 11–8 (3–5) |
Hilton Coliseum (9,983) Ames, IA | |||||||
01/30/2016 1:00 pm, FSN |
No. 21 Oklahoma | L 71–77 | 11–9 (3–6) |
Hilton Coliseum (11,249) Ames, IA | |||||||
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Kansas | W 63–53 | 12–9 (4–6) |
Allen Fieldhouse (2,483) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
02/06/2016 1:30 pm, FS2 |
No. 6 Texas | L 49–65 | 12–10 (4–7) |
Hilton Coliseum (11,261) Ames, IA | |||||||
02/10/2016 6:00 pm |
at No. 24 West Virginia | L 47–57 | 12–11 (4–8) |
WVU Coliseum (1,317) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
02/13/2016 1:00 pm, FSSW |
at TCU | L 69–79 | 12–12 (4–9) |
Schollmaier Arena (1,812) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Texas Tech | W 77–48 | 13–12 (5–9) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,568) Ames, IA | |||||||
02/20/2016 2:00 pm |
at No. 4 Baylor | L 41–78 | 13–13 (5–10) |
Ferrell Center (7,216) Waco, TX | |||||||
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
Kansas State | L 53–68 | 13–14 (5–11) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,335) Ames, IA | |||||||
02/27/2016 2:00 pm |
at No. 21 Oklahoma | L 54–85 | 13–15 (5–12) |
Lloyd Noble Center (5,192) Norman, OK | |||||||
03/01/2016 7:00 pm, Cyclones.tv |
No. 22 West Virginia | L 57–82 | 13–16 (5–13) |
Hilton Coliseum (10,213) Ames, IA | |||||||
Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2016 6:00 pm, FCS |
vs. Texas Tech First Round |
L 84–89 | 13–17 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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 | Final |
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AP | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes |
References
- "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- http://www.cyclones.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=10700&SPID=4253&SPSID=46669