# 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated George Washington in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

## Rankings

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

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Washburn | W 78–45 | | Bramlage Coliseum (3,910) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/09/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Pittsburg State | W 58–50 | | Bramlage Coliseum (3,885) Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Tulsa | W 75–67 | 1–0 | Reynolds Center (1,433) Tulsa, OK |
| 11/16/2015* 5:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | | Abilene Christian | W 76–45 | 2–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,784) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, FCS Central | | South Dakota | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,874) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/23/2015* 6:00 pm, SNY | | at No. 1 Connecticut | L 57–97 | 3–1 | Gampel Pavilion (8,369) Storrs, CT |
| 11/25/2015* 2:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV | | Southern | W 59–47 | 4–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,028) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm, FCS Central | | Texas–Arlington | W 61–41 | 5–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,909) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Chicago State | W 63–54 | 6–1 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (417) Chicago, IL |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 61–43 | 7–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,872) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/13/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Atlantic | W 102–53 | 8–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,905) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sam Houston State | W 78–50 | 9–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,955) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 84–45 | 10–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (4,010) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iowa State | L 79–84 | 10–2 (0–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,960) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/02/2016 1:00 pm, FSSW | | at TCU | L 73–87 | 10–3 (0–2) | Schollmaier Arena (1,698) Fort Worth, TX |
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, FCS Central | | West Virginia | L 53–72 | 10–4 (0–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,937) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/10/2016 1:00 pm | | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 58–68 | 10–5 (0–4) | Lloyd Noble Center (4,637) Norman, OK |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oklahoma State | W 47–44 | 11–5 (1–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,441) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | TCU | W 59–48 | 12–5 (2–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (7,525) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm, FSN | | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 59–46 | 13–5 (3–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,529) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech | W 65–53 | 14–5 (4–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,528) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 6 Texas | L 51–66 | 14–6 (4–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,846) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 4 Baylor | L 52–87 | 14–7 (4–6) | Ferrell Center (5,752) Waco, TX |
| 02/06/2016 12:00 pm | | at West Virginia | L 44–64 | 14–8 (4–7) | WVU Coliseum (4,328) Morgantown, WV |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, FCS Central | | No. 21 Oklahoma | W 87–71 | 15–8 (5–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,954) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas | | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 81–67 | 16–8 (6–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,284) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 4 Texas | L 51–58 | 16–9 (6–8) | Frank Erwin Center (3,036) Austin, TX |
| 02/21/2016 2:00 pm, FCS Central | | Texas Tech | W 65–53 | 17–9 (7–8) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,899) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | at Iowa State | W 68–53 | 18–9 (8–8) | Hilton Coliseum (10,335) Ames, IA |
| 02/27/2016 3:30 pm, FS2 | | No. 4 Baylor | L 52–63 | 18–10 (8–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,451) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/29/2016 8:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 51–59 | 18–11 (8–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,754) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 8:30 pm, FSN | | vs. No. 22 West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 65–74 | 18–12 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,863) Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9 SF) | vs. (8 SF) George Washington First Round | W 56–51 | 19–12 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| 03/20/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (9 SF) | at (1 SF) No. 3 South Carolina Second Round | L 47–73 | 19–13 | Colonial Life Arena (10,048) Columbia, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SF=Sioux Falls Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||