2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record23–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sam Dixon
  • Allison Guth
  • Carrie Banks
Home arenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
2014–15 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 18 0   1.000 34 3   .919
No. 18 Iowa 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
No. 23 Ohio State 13 5   .722 24 11   .686
No. 22 Northwestern 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Rutgers 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Minnesota 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Nebraska 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Michigan 8 10   .444 20 15   .571
Michigan State 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Illinois 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
Indiana 4 14   .222 15 16   .484
Purdue 3 15   .167 11 20   .355
Penn State 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2015 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 5, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by seventh year head coach Joe McKeown, played their home games at the Welsh-Ryan Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Maryland. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, which was their first trip since 1997. They lost in the first round to Arkansas.