# 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by eleventh year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–9, 15–3 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They won the Conference USA Women's Tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida State.

## Rankings

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

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 6:30 pm | | Coastal Georgia | W 106–41 | | Murphy Center (2,200) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/09/2015* 6:30 pm | | Martin Methodist | W 85–53 | | Murphy Center (2,500) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:30 pm, MT10 | | Virginia | L 66–70 | 0–1 | Murphy Center (5,613) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/19/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | L 59–81 | 0–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,483) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/22/2015* 1:00 pm, FSN | | Ole Miss | W 84–75 | 1–2 | Murphy Center (6,605) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/27/2015* 4:00 pm | | vs. Alabama Nugget Classic | L 46–64 | 1–3 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| 11/28/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Nevada Nugget Classic | W 90–46 | 2–3 | Lawlor Events Center (964) Reno, NV |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 86–55 | 3–3 | Dunn Center (385) Clarksville, TN |
| 12/06/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Xavier | W 62–53 | 4–3 | Cintas Center (962) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/13/2015* 2:00 pm | | No. 8 Kentucky | L 52–68 | 4–4 | Murphy Center (5,190) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/17/2015* 11:00 am | | Missouri State | W 70–54 | 5–4 | Murphy Center (11,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 69–53 | 6–4 | Murphy Center (4,925) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/29/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 49–72 | 6–5 | Convocation Center (921) Athens, OH |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm | | UAB | W 68–40 | 7–5 (1–0) | Murphy Center (3,911) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/07/2016 8:05 pm | | at UTEP | L 73–84 | 7–6 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center (1,255) El Paso, TX |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | | at UTSA | W 74–63 | 8–6 (2–1) | Convocation Center (303) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/14/2016 6:30 pm | | Charlotte | W 72–67 | 9–6 (3–1) | Murphy Center (3,698) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm, MT10 | | Old Dominion | L 58–61 | 9–7 (3–2) | Murphy Center (3,758) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 76–52 | 10–7 (4–2) | The Super Pit (746) Denton, TX |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm | | at Rice | W 61–60 | 11–7 (5–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse (549) Houston, TX |
| 01/28/2016 6:00 pm | | Marshall | W 65–54 | 12–7 (6–2) | Murphy Center (3,958) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/30/2016 5:00 pm, FSN | | WKU | W 83–75 | 13–7 (7–2) | Murphy Center (5,125) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/04/2016 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 83–73 | 14–7 (8–2) | FAU Arena (612) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/06/2016 1:00 pm | | at FIU | W 85–62 | 15–7 (9–2) | FIU Arena (324) Miami, FL |
| 02/11/2016 6:30 pm, MT10 | | Louisiana Tech | W 68–57 | 16–7 (10–2) | Murphy Center (3,316) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm, MT10 | | Southern Miss | W 74–44 | 17–7 (11–2) | Murphy Center (5,229) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/21/2016 12:00 pm, ASN | | at UAB | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (12–2) | Bartow Arena (278) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm, FSN | | at WKU | L 51–62 | 18–8 (12–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,423) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/27/2016 12:00 pm | | at Marshall | W 79–73 | 19–8 (13–3) | Cam Henderson Center (876) Huntington, WV |
| 03/03/2016 6:30 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 71–65 | 20–8 (14–3) | Murphy Center (4,203) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/05/2016 2:00 pm | | FIU | W 77–55 | 21–8 (15–3) | Murphy Center (3,707) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Conference USA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 5:00 pm, ASN | | vs. Rice Quarterfinals | W 74–54 | 22–8 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 03/11/2016 12:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Marshall Semifinals | W 69–41 | 23–8 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL |
| 03/12/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Old Dominion Championship Game | W 70–54 | 24–8 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | (12 D) | vs. (5 D) No. 17 Florida State First Round | L 55–72 | 24–9 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||