2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–15 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kelley Gibson
  • Ervin Monier
  • Tim Eatman
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
2015–16 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Maryland 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
No. 9 Ohio State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 16 Michigan State 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Indiana 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Minnesota 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Purdue 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Michigan 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Nebraska 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Iowa 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Rutgers 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Penn State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Northwestern 4 14   .222 18 17   .514
Wisconsin 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Illinois 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 31, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by twenty-first year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Ohio State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Georgetown in the first round before losing to Virginia in the second round.