# Missouri Tigers women's basketball

The Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri and competes in the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and plays in the Southeastern Conference.

## History

Missouri first fielded a women's team during the 1974–1975 season. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen (1982 and 2001).

### Head coaches

* Alexis Jarrett, 1974–75
* Joann Rutherford, 1975–98
* Cindy Stein, 1998–2010
* Robin Pingeton, 2010–present

## Conferences

Missouri has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The Tigers joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Since 2012, the team has played in the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Big 12 Conference.

## Coaches

The current head coach is Robin Pingeton, who was hired in April 2010 to replace former head coach Cindy Stein. Stein resigned effective the end of the 2010 season under pressure from fans, media, and the administration. Pingeton was the coach at Illinois State University.

## Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with ‡
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll |
| Alexis Jarrett (Independent) (1974–1975) ||||||||
| 1974–75 | Alexis Jarrett | 9–8 | – | | MAIAW | | |
| Alexis Jarrett: | Alexis Jarrett: | 9–8 | – | | | | |
| Joann Rutherford (Independent, Big 8, Big 12) (1975–1998) ||||||||
| 1975–76 | Joann Rutherford | 10–9 | – | | MAIAW | | |
| 1976–77 | Joann Rutherford | 28–12 | – | | AIAW Top 12 | | |
| 1977–78 | Joann Rutherford | 26–6 | – | ‡ #1(Big 8) | AIAW Top 12 | | 13 |
| 1978–79 | Joann Rutherford | 18–12 | – | | MAIAW | | |
| 1979–80 | Joann Rutherford | 20–13 | – | | AIAW Region VI | | |
| 1980–81 | Joann Rutherford | 21–12 | – | | AIAW Region VI | | |
| 1981–82 | Joann Rutherford | 24–9 | – | | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | | 20 |
| 1982–83 | Joann Rutherford | 25–6 | 10–4 | 2nd‡ (Big 8) | NCAA First Round | | 15 |
| 1983–84 | Joann Rutherford | 25–6 | 12–2 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | | 11 |
| 1984–85 | Joann Rutherford | 22–9 | 12–2 | 1st‡ | NCAA First Round | | |
| 1985–86 | Joann Rutherford | 20–12 | 8–6 | 5th‡ | NCAA Second Round (Play-In) | | |
| 1986–87 | Joann Rutherford | 20–9 | 9–5 | T-1st | | | |
| 1987–88 | Joann Rutherford | 18–11 | 9–5 | 2nd | | | |
| 1988–89 | Joann Rutherford | 17–12 | 7–7 | 4th | | | |
| 1989–90 | Joann Rutherford | 20–8 | 11–3 | 1st | | | |
| 1990–91 | Joann Rutherford | 10–18 | 3–11 | 8th | | | |
| 1991–92 | Joann Rutherford | 16–12 | 7–7 | 5th | | | |
| 1992–93 | Joann Rutherford | 19–8 | 8–6 | 5th | | | |
| 1993–94 | Joann Rutherford | 12–18 | 3–11 | 7th‡ | NCAA First Round | | |
| 1994–95 | Joann Rutherford | 15–12 | 5–9 | 6th | | | |
| 1995–96 | Joann Rutherford | 15–12 | 6–8 | 5th | | | |
| 1996–97 | Joann Rutherford | 10–20 | 3–13 | T-10th (Big 12) | | | |
| 1997–98 | Joann Rutherford | 11–16 | 3–13 | 12th | | | |
| Joann Rutherford: | Joann Rutherford: | 422–262 | 116–112 | | | | |
| Cindy Stein (Big 12) (1998–2010) ||||||||
| 1998–99 | Cindy Stein | 13–15 | 5–11 | 10th | | | |
| 1999–2000 | Cindy Stein | 18–12 | 7–9 | 7th | WNIT 2nd round | | |
| 2000–01 | Cindy Stein | 22–10 | 10–6 | 5th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 19 | |
| 2001–02 | Cindy Stein | 14–15 | 5–11 | T-9th | WNIT First Round | | |
| 2002–03 | Cindy Stein | 17–14 | 9–7 | T-5th | WNIT Quarterfinals | | |
| 2003–04 | Cindy Stein | 17–13 | 7–9 | T-7th | NCAA First Round | | |
| 2004–05 | Cindy Stein | 11–18 | 4–12 | T-9th | | | |
| 2005–06 | Cindy Stein | 21–10 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA First Round | | |
| 2006–07 | Cindy Stein | 17–14 | 5–11 | 10th | WNIT First Round (Bye) | | |
| 2007–08 | Cindy Stein | 10–21 | 2–14 | 12th | | | |
| 2008–09 | Cindy Stein | 13–17 | 4–12 | T-10th | | | |
| 2009–10 | Cindy Stein | 12–18 | 2–14 | 12th | | | |
| Cindy Stein: | Cindy Stein: | 185–177 | 70–122 | | | | |
| Robin Pingeton (Big 12, SEC) (2010–2025) ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Robin Pingeton | 13–18 | 5–11 | 10th (Big 12) | | | |
| 2011–12 | Robin Pingeton | 13–18 | 2–16 | 10th | | | |
| Southeastern Conference ||||||||
| 2012–13 | Robin Pingeton | 17–15 | 6–10 | T-8th (SEC) | WNIT First Round | | |
| 2013–14 | Robin Pingeton | 17–14 | 6–10 | 8th | WNIT First Round | | |
| 2014–15 | Robin Pingeton | 19–14 | 7–9 | T-7th | WNIT 3rd Round | | |
| 2015–16 | Robin Pingeton | 22–10 | 8–8 | T-7th | NCAA second round | | |
| 2016-17 | Robin Pingeton | 22-11 | 11–5 | T-3rd | NCAA second round | 25 | |
| 2017-18 | Robin Pingeton | 22-5 | 10–4 | T-3rd | NCAA first round | 17 | 22 |
| 2018-19 | Robin Pingeton | 24-11 | 10-6 | T-5th | NCAA second round | 16 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | Robin Pingeton | 9-22 | 5-11 | 11th | | | |
| 2020-21 | Robin Pingeton | 9-13 | 5-9 | 10th | WNIT first round | | |
| 2021-22 | Robin Pingeton | 18-11 | 7-9 | 9th | WNIT first round | | |
| 2022-23 | Robin Pingeton | 17-12 | 6-10 | 9th | WNIT second round | | |
| 2023-24 | Robin Pingeton | 11-19 | 2-14 | 14th | | | |
| 2024-25 | Robin Pingeton | 14-18 | 3-13 | T–13th | | | |
| Robin Pingeton: | Robin Pingeton: | 250–217 | 94–148 | | | | |
| Kellie Harper (SEC) (2025–present) ||||||||
| 2025–26 | Kellie Harper | 0-0 | 0-0 | | | | |
| Kellie Harper: | Kellie Harper: | 0–0 | 0–0 | | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 867-664 | | | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||||

## NCAA tournament results

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1982 | #3 | First Round Sweet Sixteen | #6 Oregon #2 Maryland | W 59-53 L 68-80 |
| 1983 | #4 | First Round | #5 Auburn | L 76-94 |
| 1984 | #4 | First Round | #5 LSU | L 82-92 |
| 1985 | #7 | First Round | #2 NE Louisiana | L 84-85 (OT) |
| 1986 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Arkansas #1 Texas | W 66-65 L 67-108 |
| 1994 | #15 | First Round | #2 Texas Tech | L 61-75 |
| 2001 | #10 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #7 Wisconsin #2 Georgia #3 Louisiana Tech | W 71-68 W 78-65 L 67-78 |
| 2004 | #11 | First Round | #6 Stanford | L 44-68 |
| 2006 | #10 | First Round | #7 Virginia Tech | L 51-82 |
| 2016 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 BYU #2 Texas | W 78-69 L 55-73 |
| 2017 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 South Florida #3 Florida State | W 66-64 L 55-77 |
| 2018 | #5 | First Round | #12 Florida Gulf Coast | L 70-80 |
| 2019 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Drake #2 Iowa | W 77-76 (OT) L 52-68 |