# 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by eighth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Tennessee. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Tennessee State in the first before getting upset by Dayton the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Pikeville | W 141–63 | – | Memorial Coliseum (1,229) Lexington, KY |
| Non-conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | Appalachian State | W 111–74 | 1–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,887) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | No. 8 Baylor | W 74–64 | 2–0 | Rupp Arena (22,075) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 19, 2014* 11:00 a.m. | No. 13 | Morehead State | W 91–62 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,923) Lexington, KY |
| Nov 22, 2014* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 13 | at Central Michigan | W 71–68 | 4–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,361) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Nov 27, 2014* 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 | vs. Illinois Paradise Jam tournament | L 71–77 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 28, 2014* 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 | vs. Oklahoma Paradise Jam Tournament | W 92–88 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 29, 2014* 8:15 p.m. | No. 9 | vs. South Florida Paradise Jam Tournament | W 61–57 | 6–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,347) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| Dec 3, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 | Northern Kentucky | W 82–64 | 7–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,615) Lexington, KY |
| Dec 7, 2014* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 13 | at No. 7 Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass | W 77–68 | 8–1 | KFC Yum! Center (14,862) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 12, 2014* 9:00 p.m., SECN | No. 8 | Middle Tennessee | W 78–62 | 9–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,761) Lexington, KY |
| Dec 14, 2014* 6:00 p.m., SECN | No. 8 | Belmont | W 71–55 | 10–1 | Memorial Coliseum (5,365) Lexington, KY |
| Dec 21, 2014* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 8 | at No. 13 Duke | L 68–89 | 10–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,043) Durham, NC |
| Dec 28, 2014* 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 | Tennessee State | W 87–75 | 11–2 | Memorial Coliseum (5,810) Lexington, KY |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2015 3:00 p.m. | No. 11 | at Alabama | W 78–66 | 12–2 (1–0) | Foster Auditorium (2,654) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 4, 2015 2:00 p.m., SECN | No. 11 | Ole Miss | W 64–58 | 13–2 (2–0) | Memorial Coliseum (6,162) Lexington, KY |
| Jan 8, 2015 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Auburn | W 78–57 | 14–2 (3–0) | Memorial Coliseum (4,587) Lexington, KY |
| Jan 11, 2015 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 60–68 | 14–3 (3–1) | Colonial Life Arena (17,156) Columbia, SC |
| Jan 15, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 10 | Florida | W 62–56 | 15–3 (4–1) | Memorial Coliseum (5,134) Lexington, KY |
| Jan 18, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 10 | at LSU | L 79–84 | 15–4 (4–2) | Maravich Center (3,820) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 25, 2015 2:00 p.m., SECN | No. 14 | at Missouri | W 83–69 | 16–4 (5–2) | Mizzou Arena (2,471) Columbia, MO |
| Jan 29, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 10 | No. 6 Tennessee Rivalry | L 72–73 | 16–5 (5–3) | Memorial Coliseum (7,407) Lexington, KY |
| Feb 1, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 10 | No. 21 Georgia | W 80–72 | 17–5 (6–3) | Memorial Coliseum (6,991) Lexington, KY |
| Feb 8, 2015 1:00 p.m., SECN | No. 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 82–68 | 18–5 (7–3) | Memorial Gymnasium (4,235) Nashville, TN |
| Feb 12, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 10 | No. 13 Mississippi State | W 92–90 $^{2OT}$ | 19–5 (8–3) | Memorial Coliseum (5,100) Lexington, KY |
| Feb 12, 2015 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 10 | at No. 6 Tennessee Rivalry | L 58–72 | 19–6 (8–4) | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,013) Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 19, 2015 7:00 p.m. | No. 11 | No. 15 Texas A&M | L 69–81 | 19–7 (8–5) | Memorial Coliseum (5,516) Lexington, KY |
| Feb 23, 2015 7:00 p.m., SECN | No. 13 | at Ole Miss | L 59–67 | 19–8 (8–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum (1,017) Oxford, MS |
| Feb 26, 2015 8:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at Arkansas | W 59–51 | 20–8 (9–6) | Bud Walton Arena (2,614) Fayetteville, AR |
| Mar 1, 2015 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 13 | No. 2 South Carolina | W 67–56 | 21–8 (10–6) | Memorial Coliseum (7,560) Lexington, KY |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2015 8:30 p.m., SECN | No. 12 | vs. Vanderbilt Second Round | W 67–61 | 22–8 | Verizon Arena (1,622) North Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 6, 2015 9:30 p.m., SECN | No. 12 | vs. No. 11 Mississippi State Quarterfinals | W 76–67 | 23–8 | Verizon Arena (4,189) North Little Rock, AR |
| Mar 7, 2015 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 12 | vs. No. 5 Tennessee Semifinals / Rivalry | L 64–75 | 23–9 | Verizon Arena (5,524) North Little Rock, AR |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2015* 2:32 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | Tennessee State First Round | W 97–52 | 24–9 | Memorial Coliseum (3,223) Lexington, KY |
| Mar 22, 2015* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 11 | Dayton Second Round | L 94–99 | 24–10 | Memorial Coliseum (3,320) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Coaches | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 |