2015–16 Washington Huskies women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Washington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Alaska Airlines Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid in the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Penn and Maryland in the first and second rounds, Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen, and Pac-12 member Stanford in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four for the first time in school history. They lost to Syracuse in the Final Four.

2015–16 Washington Huskies women's basketball
NCAA Tournament Lexington Regional Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
Record2611 (117 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Mike Neighbors (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlaska Airlines Arena
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oregon State162 .889325  .865
No. 11 Arizona State162 .889267  .788
No. 13 Stanford144 .778278  .771
No. 10 UCLA144 .778269  .743
Washington117 .6112611  .703
Oregon99 .5002411  .686
Utah810 .4441815  .545
USC612 .3331913  .594
Washington State513 .2781416  .467
California414 .2221517  .469
Arizona315 .1671319  .406
Colorado216 .111723  .233
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016
Rankings from AP Poll
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