# 2015–16 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by sixth year head coach Robin Pingeton. They played their games at Mizzou Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in a 3 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Auburn. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, which was their first trip since 2006. They defeated BYU in the first round before losing to Texas in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 96–54 | | Mizzou Arena (1,094) Columbia, MO |
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm | | Quincy | W 97–54 | | Mizzou Arena (1,103) Columbia, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 71–55 | 1–0 | JQH Arena (4,878) Springfield, MO |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 85–34 | 2–0 | Mizzou Arena (1,116) Columbia, MO |
| 11/18/2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | W 57–37 | 3–0 | Charles Koch Arena (1,479) Wichita, KS |
| 11/22/2015* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Wake Forest | W 94–81 | 4–0 | Mizzou Arena (2,538) Columbia, MO |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 75–46 | 5–0 | Mizzou Arena (2,228) Columbia, MO |
| 11/27/2015* 2:00 pm | | vs. Northeastern Saint Mary's Classic | W 69–56 | 6–0 | McKeon Pavilion (175) Moraga, CA |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Classic | W 95–78 | 7–0 | McKeon Pavilion (485) Moraga, CA |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 74–32 | 8–0 | Mizzou Arena (2,061) Columbia, MO |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 80–48 | 9–0 | Mizzou Arena (3,832) Columbia, MO |
| 12/12/2015* 2:30 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 79–75 | 10–0 | Coors Events Center (1,828) Boulder, CO |
| 12/20/2015* 2:00 pm | | Lamar | W 91–57 | 11–0 | Mizzou Arena (3,358) Columbia, MO |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Texas State | W 82–56 | 12–0 | Mizzou Arena (3,844) Columbia, MO |
| 12/29/2015* 5:30 pm | No. 23 | Charlotte | W 88–71 | 13–0 | Mizzou Arena (6,154) Columbia, MO |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/04/2016 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 20 | No. 12 Tennessee | L 54–71 | 13–1 (0–1) | Mizzou Arena (7,989) Columbia, MO |
| 01/06/2016 6:00 pm | No. 20 | at Georgia | W 54–48 | 14–1 (1–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (1,935) Athens, GA |
| 01/10/2016 11:00 am, SECN | No. 20 | at No. 2 South Carolina | L 58–83 | 14–2 (1–2) | Colonial Life Arena (15,934) Columbia, SC |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | No. 24 | No. 7 Mississippi State | W 66–54 | 15–2 (2–2) | Mizzou Arena (3,461) Columbia, MO |
| 01/17/2016 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | at Arkansas | L 52–64 | 15–3 (2–3) | Bud Walton Arena (4,160) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at No. 15 Texas A&M | L 77–81 | 15–4 (2–4) | Reed Arena (3,844) College Station, TX |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 23 | No. 22 Florida | W 79–64 | 16–4 (3–4) | Mizzou Arena (5,941) Columbia, MO |
| 01/28/2016 7:00 pm | No. 22 | LSU | W 52–46 | 17–4 (4–4) | Mizzou Arena (3,397) Columbia, MO |
| 01/31/2016 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 22 | at Ole Miss | W 60–46 | 18–4 (5–4) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,686) Oxford, MS |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Georgia | L 50–65 | 18–5 (5–5) | Mizzou Arena (4,086) Columbia, MO |
| 02/07/2016 2:00 pm | No. 21 | at No. 11 Mississippi State | L 42–52 | 18–6 (5–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (4,521) Starkville, MS |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | | Alabama | W 63–52 | 19–6 (6–6) | Mizzou Arena (3,028) Columbia, MO |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | | Arkansas | W 69–48 | 20–6 (7–6) | Mizzou Arena (4,766) Columbia, MO |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm | | at Auburn | W 69–55 | 21–6 (8–6) | Auburn Arena (2,522) Auburn, AL |
| 02/26/2016 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | at No. 15 Kentucky | L 69–79 | 21–7 (8–7) | Memorial Coliseum (6,496) Lexington, KY |
| 02/28/2016 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | Vanderbilt | L 52–56 | 21–8 (8–8) | Mizzou Arena (5,998) Columbia, MO |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2016 11:00 am, SECN | | vs. Auburn Second Round | L 45–47 | 21–9 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 5:45 pm, ESPN2 | (10 B) | vs. (7 B) BYU First Round | W 78–69 | 22–9 | Frank Erwin Center (2,566) Austin, TX |
| 03/21/2016* 8:15 pm, ESPN2 | (10 B) | at (2 B) No. 7 Texas Second Round | L 55–73 | 22–10 | Frank Erwin Center (2,345) Austin, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |