# 2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2014–15 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his fifteenth season, played their home games at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. The Bulls were picked in the preseason to place second in the AAC. They finished second in the conference and advanced all the way to the final of the 2015 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament, however, they fell 84–70 to UConn. South Florida fell to 0–17 all-time to the Huskies. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in AAC play to finish in second place. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated LSU in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

## Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 4:00 pm | | vs. Villanova Chattanooga Invitational | W 57–56 | 1–0 | McKenzie Arena (223) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/16/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Chattanooga Chattanooga Invitational | W 59–57 | 2–0 | McKenzie Arena (1,509) Chattanooga, TN |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | at No. 9 Maryland | L 67–85 | 2–1 | Xfinity Center (3,165) College Park, MD |
| 11/22/2014* 2:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 97–53 | 3–1 | USF Sun Dome (1,515) Tampa, FL |
| 11/27/2014* 8:15 pm | | vs. Oklahoma Paradise Jam tournament | W 83–68 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,978) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/28/2014* 8:15 pm | | vs. Illinois Paradise Jam Tournament | W 67–61 | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (N/A) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/29/2014* 8:15 pm | | vs. No. 9 Kentucky Paradise Jam Tournament | L 57–61 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,347) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | | Stetson | W 78–62 | 6–2 | USF Sun Dome (1,475) Tampa, FL |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | | St. John's | L 52–55 | 6–3 | USF Sun Dome (1,648) Tampa, FL |
| 12/14/2014* 2:00 pm | | College of Charleston | W 67–47 | 7–3 | USF Sun Dome (1,296) Tampa, FL |
| 12/17/2014* 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 84–43 | 8–3 | USF Sun Dome (1,275) Tampa, FL |
| 12/21/2014* 2:00 pm | | at Penn State | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 9–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (3,429) University Park, PA |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2014 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | East Carolina | W 69–62 | 10–3 (1–0) | USF Sun Dome (3,513) Tampa, FL |
| 12/31/2014 3:00 pm | | Memphis | W 72–39 | 11–3 (2–0) | USF Sun Dome (1,350) Tampa, FL |
| 01/04/2015 5:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Tulane | W 53–40 | 12–3 (3–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,587) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/11/2015 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Temple | W 70–58 | 13–3 (4–0) | McGonigle Hall (714) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SMU | W 82–59 | 14–3 (5–0) | USF Sun Dome (1,673) Tampa, FL |
| 01/18/2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 2 Connecticut | L 50–92 | 14–4 (5–1) | Gampel Pavilion (9,030) Storrs, CT |
| 01/21/2015 8:00 pm, ADN | | at Houston | W 71–55 | 15–4 (6–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (305) Houston, TX |
| 01/25/2015 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | Tulane | W 64–45 | 16–4 (7–1) | USF Sun Dome (1,488) Tampa, FL |
| 01/31/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | W 57–53 | 17–4 (8–1) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,930) Memphis, TN |
| 02/03/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | | UCF War on I-4 | W 91–68 | 18–4 (9–1) | USF Sun Dome (2,003) Tampa, FL |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | | Cincinnati | W 75–36 | 19–4 (10–1) | USF Sun Dome (1,628) Tampa, FL |
| 02/10/2015 8:00 pm, ADN | No. 25 | at SMU | W 72–51 | 20–4 (11–1) | Moody Coliseum (494) Dallas, TX |
| 02/15/2015 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | at East Carolina | L 64–65 | 20–5 (11–2) | Williams Arena (1,646) Greenville, NC |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ADN | | Tulsa | W 79–46 | 21–5 (12–2) | USF Sun Dome (1,640) Tampa, FL |
| 02/22/2015 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | Temple | W 79–53 | 22–5 (13–2) | USF Sun Dome (1,940) Tampa, FL |
| 02/24/2015 7:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | W 74–44 | 23–5 (14–2) | Fifth Third Arena (498) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/28/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF War on I-4 | W 99–71 | 24–5 (15–2) | CFE Arena (1,484) Orlando, FL |
| 03/02/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 1 Connecticut | L 65–88 | 24–6 (15–3) | USF Sun Dome (5,565) Tampa, FL |
| 2015 AAC Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Memphis Quarterfinals | W 79–51 | 25–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/08/2015 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Tulane Semifinals | W 78–69 | 26–6 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531) Uncasville, CT |
| 03/09/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Championship Game | L 70–84 | 26–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,499) Uncasville, CT |
| NCAA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | LSU First Round | W 73–64 | 27–7 | USF Sun Dome (5,560) Tampa, FL |
| 03/23/2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 8 Louisville Second Round | L 52–60 | 27–8 | USF Sun Dome (5,014) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||

## 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 | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 |
| Coaches | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | NR | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 |