# 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It was head coach Jim Littell's fifth season at Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls are members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 21–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to Oklahoma. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they lost in the first round to St. Bonaventure.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2015* 2:00 pm | | East Central Oklahoma | W 122–49 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,088) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/08/2015* 2:00 pm | | Northeastern State | W 94–54 | | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,067) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 11:00 am | | Lamar | W 90–45 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,591) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | | Texas Southern | W 87–52 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,057) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 86–61 | 3–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,286) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Missouri State | W 74–55 | 4–0 | JQH Arena (3,205) Springfield, MO |
| 11/27/2015* 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 59–55 | 5–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,184) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Washington State | W 70–60 | 6–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,410) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/05/2015* 12:00 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 78–54 | 7–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,332) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | North Carolina | W 77–67 | 8–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,672) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | | at No. 20 South Florida | L 46–68 | 8–1 | USF Sun Dome (1,912) Tampa, FL |
| 12/22/2015* 12:00 pm | | at UCF | W 74–55 | 9–1 | CFE Arena (908) Orlando, FL |
| 12/27/2015* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 76–48 | 10–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,352) Stillwater, OK |
| Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 6:00 pm, FSOK+ | | No. 4 Baylor | W 52–45 | 11–1 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,173) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, Cyclones.tv | | at Iowa State | L 42–49 | 11–2 (1–1) | Hilton Coliseum (8,429) Ames, IA |
| 01/06/2016 6:30 pm | | at Texas Tech | W 69–46 | 12–2 (2–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,121) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/09/2016 5:00 pm, FSOK | | No. 4 Texas | L 48–78 | 12–3 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,290) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kansas State | L 44–47 | 12–4 (2–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,441) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/16/2016 12:00 pm, FSN | | No. 14 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 73–42 | 13–4 (3–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,990) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, FCS | | Iowa State | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–4 (4–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,926) Stillwater, OK |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm | | at Kansas | W 74–46 | 15–4 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (4,132) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK | | TCU | W 80–52 | 16–4 (6–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,609) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | No. 25 | at No. 20 Oklahoma Bedlam Series | W 71–69 | 17–4 (7–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (5,137) Norman, OK |
| 02/07/2016 1:00 pm, FSN | No. 25 | Texas Tech | W 70–57 | 18–4 (8–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,567) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/10/2016 7:00 pm, LHN | No. 20 | at No. 6 Texas | L 55–70 | 18–5 (8–4) | Frank Erwin Center (2,638) Austin, TX |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm | No. 20 | No. 24 West Virginia | W 63–51 | 19–5 (9–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,223) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW | No. 17 | at No. 4 Baylor | L 41–66 | 19–6 (9–5) | Ferrell Center (6,310) Waco, TX |
| 02/20/2016 1:00 pm, FSSW | No. 17 | at TCU | L 65–79 | 19–7 (9–6) | Schollmaier Arena (2,183) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm, FSOK+ | No. 22 | Kansas | W 71–49 | 20–7 (10–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,725) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm, RTPT | No. 22 | at West Virginia | L 48–82 | 20–8 (10–7) | WVU Coliseum (5,080) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/29/2016 8:00 pm, FSOK+ | | Kansas State | W 59–51 | 21–8 (11–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,754) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 11:00 am, FSN | | vs. No. 24 Oklahoma Quarterfinals | L 43–61 | 21–9 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (7 D) | vs. (10 D) St. Bonaventure First Round | L 54–65 | 21–10 | Gill Coliseum (4,702) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. D=Dallas 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 |