# 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 10th year head coach Rick Insell, play their home games at the Murphy Center and were second year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Southern Miss. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State in the first round, Arkansas State in the second round and Ole Miss in the third round before falling to Temple in the quarterfinals.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2014* 7:00 pm | Martin Methodist | W 93–44 | – | Murphy Center (2,116) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/10/2014* 5:00 pm | Alabama–Huntsville | W 75–50 | – | Murphy Center (N/A) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm | at Arizona State | L 67–81 | 0–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,799) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | Miami (FL) | W 53–48 | 1–1 | Murphy Center (3,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/20/2014* 7:00 pm | Arkansas | L 51–58 | 1–2 | Murphy Center (N/A) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 11/23/2014* 3:00 pm | at Ole Miss | W 71–65 | 2–2 | Tad Smith Coliseum (1,075) Oxford, MS |
| 12/03/2014* 11:00 am | Clemson | W 68–29 | 3–2 | Murphy Center (11,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/07/2014* 2:00 pm | Xavier | W 90–68 | 4–2 | Murphy Center (3,398) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/12/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | at No. 8 Kentucky | L 62–78 | 4–3 | Memorial Coliseum (4,761) Lexington, KY |
| 12/15/2014* 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 61–65 | 4–4 | Frost Arena (1,026) Brookings, SD |
| 12/20/2014* 2:00 pm | UCF | W 79–57 | 5–4 | Murphy Center (3,925) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 12/28/2014* 2:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 98–76 | 6–4 | Eblen Center (1,291) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | at UAB | W 76–68 | 7–4 (1–0) | Bartow Arena (368) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/08/2015 5:00 pm | at FIU | W 75–60 | 8–4 (2–0) | FIU Arena (N/A) Miami, FL |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 101–69 | 9–4 (3–0) | FAU Arena (588) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 75–77 | 9–5 (3–1) | Murphy Center (3,912) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Louisiana Tech | W 82–59 | 10–5 (4–1) | Murphy Center (4,917) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm | at Old Dominion | W 65–48 | 11–5 (5–1) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,892) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/24/2015 11:00 am, FSN | at Charlotte | W 84–54 | 12–5 (6–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena (768) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | UTSA | W 73–53 | 13–5 (7–1) | Murphy Center (4,605) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/31/2015 11:00 am, FSN | UTEP | W 74–53 | 14–5 (8–1) | Murphy Center (4,465) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/05/2015 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 65–70 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (8–2) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,277) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | W 68–44 | 15–6 (9–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,907) Ruston, LA |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | Rice | W 79–61 | 16–6 (10–2) | Murphy Center (4,094) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | North Texas | W 85–59 | 17–6 (11–2) | Murphy Center (4,414) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/19/2015 12:00 pm | at Marshall | W 74–48 | 18–6 (12–2) | Cam Henderson Center (531) Huntington, WV |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | at WKU | L 60–63 | 18–7 (12–3) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/28/2015 5:00 pm | UAB | L 57–62 | 18–8 (12–4) | Murphy Center (4,307) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/05/2015 8:00 pm | FIU | W 79–30 | 19–8 (13–4) | Murphy Center (3,605) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/07/2015 10:30 am | Florida Atlantic | W 73–60 | 20–8 (14–4) | Murphy Center (3,512) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2015 1:30 pm, ASN | vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals | W 77–58 | 21–8 | Bartow Arena (632) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/13/2015 10:00 am, CBSSN | vs. Southern Miss Semifinals | L 53–65 | 21–9 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A) Birmingham, AL |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/19/2015* 7:00 pm | Ball State First Round | W 69–58 | 22–9 | Murphy Center (2,519) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/22/2015* 2:00 pm | Arkansas State Second Round | W 70–60 | 23–9 | Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/26/2015* 7:00 pm | Ole Miss Third Round | W 82–70 | 24–9 | Murphy Center (2,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 03/29/2015* 4:00 pm | Temple Quarterfinals | L 57–69 | 24–10 | Murphy Center (2,587) Murfreesboro, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||