# 2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |