2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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The 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the

Final Four in Tampa, Florida
, April 5–7. Practices officially began on October 3.

This was the final season in which NCAA women's basketball games were played in 20-minute halves. Beginning with the 2015–16 season, the women's game switched to 10-minute quarters, the standard for FIBA and WNBA play.[1]

Season headlines

  • May 14 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark. While no women's basketball teams will be forbidden from postseason play due to APR sanctions, three Division I women's basketball teams are facing level 1 or 2 sanctions:[2]
  • Southern is declared ineligible for postseason play in all sports for failing to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.

Milestones and records

  • February 3 –
    Huskies' 96–36 blowout of Cincinnati. Auriemma, coaching in his 1,034th game, breaks the previous record that was held by Pat Summitt for the fewest games to reach 900 wins.[3] He also becomes the first man ever to reach the 900-win mark in NCAA women's basketball; the previous six coaches to do so are all women.[4]

Conference membership changes

The 2014–15 season saw the final wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of D-I conferences.

School Former conference New conference
Appalachian State Mountaineers Southern Sun Belt
Davidson Wildcats Southern Atlantic 10
East Carolina Pirates C-USA The American
East Tennessee State Buccaneers Atlantic Sun Southern
Elon Phoenix Southern
CAA
Georgia Southern Eagles Southern Sun Belt
Idaho Vandals WAC Big Sky
Louisville Cardinals The American ACC
Maryland Terrapins ACC Big Ten
Mercer Bears Atlantic Sun Southern
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Southland
The Summit
Rutgers Scarlet Knights The American Big Ten
Tulane Green Wave C-USA The American
Tulsa Golden Hurricane C-USA The American
Lady Toppers
Sun Belt C-USA

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1
Connecticut
(35)
2 South Carolina
3 Notre Dame
4 Tennessee
5 Texas A&M
6 Stanford
7 Duke
8 Baylor
9 Texas
10 Maryland
11 Kentucky
12 Louisville
13 North Carolina
14 Michigan State
15 Cal
16 Nebraska
17 West Virginia
18 DePaul
19 Iowa
20 Oregon State
21 Oklahoma State
22 Dayton
23 UCLA
24 Rutgers
25 Syracuse
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1
Connecticut
(32)
2 South Carolina
3 Notre Dame
4 Tennessee
5 Texas A&M
6 Stanford
7 Duke
8 Maryland
9 Baylor
10 Kentucky
11 Louisville
12 Texas
13 North Carolina
14 Cal
15 Michigan State
16 Nebraska
17 West Virginia
18 DePaul
19 Iowa
20 Oklahoma State
21 Oregon State
22 Dayton
23 UCLA
24 LSU
25 Syracuse

Regular season

Early season tournaments

*Although these tournaments include more teams, only the number listed play for the championship.

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one

2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Ivy League
does not have a conference tournament, instead giving their automatic invitation to their regular season champion.

Conference Regular
season winner
Conference
player of the year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Albany & Maine Shereesha Richards, Albany[5] Richard Barron, Maine[5] 2015 America East women's basketball tournament Binghamton University Events Center
(Binghamton, New York)
Albany
American Athletic Conference
Connecticut
Breanna Stewart, Connecticut[6] Geno Auriemma, Connecticut[6] 2015 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, Connecticut)
Connecticut
Atlantic 10 Conference George Washington Jonquel Jones, George Washington[7] Jonathan Tsipis, George Washington[7] 2015 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)
George Washington
Atlantic Coast Conference Notre Dame Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame[8] Sue Semrau, Florida State[8] 2015 ACC women's basketball tournament
Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina
)
Notre Dame
Atlantic Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast Whitney Knight, Florida Gulf Coast[9] Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast[9] 2015 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 Conference Baylor Nina Davis, Baylor[10] Kim Mulkey, Baylor[10]
2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament
American Airlines Center
(Dallas)
Baylor
Big East Conference DePaul & Seton Hall Brittany Hrynko, DePaul[11]
Tony Bozzella, Seton Hall[11]
2015 Big East women's basketball tournament Allstate Arena
(Rosemont, Illinois)
DePaul
Big Sky Conference Montana Kellie Rubel, Montana
D'shara Strange, Northern Colorado[12]
Robin Selvig, Montana[13] 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Dahlberg Arena
(Missoula, Montana)
Montana
Big South Conference Liberty Stacia Robertson, High Point[14] Mike McGuire, Radford[14] 2015 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament HTC Center
(Conway, South Carolina)
Liberty
Big Ten Conference Maryland Amanda Zahui B., Minnesota (media)
Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State (coaches)[15]
Brenda Frese, Maryland[15]
2015 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament
) Maryland
Big West Conference Hawaii Brittany Crain, UC Riverside[16] Laura Beeman, Hawaii[16] 2015 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Honda Center
(Anaheim, California)
Cal State Northridge
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison Precious Hall, James Madison[17] Kenny Brooks, James Madison[17] 2015 CAA women's basketball tournament
Show Place Arena
(Upper Marlboro, Maryland
)
James Madison
Conference USA
WKU
Chastity Gooch, WKU[18] Michelle Clark-Heard, WKU[18] 2015 Conference USA women's basketball tournament Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)
WKU
Horizon League Green Bay Tay'ler Mingo,
Wright State[19]
Mike Bradbury, Wright State[19] 2015 Horizon League women's basketball tournament 1st & Quarters: Campus sites
Semifinals & Finals @ highest remaining seed
Green Bay
Ivy League Princeton Blake Dietrick, Princeton[20] Courtney Banghart, Princeton[20] No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Quinnipiac Damika Martinez, Iona[21] Tricia Fabbri, Quinnipiac[22] 2015 MAAC women's basketball tournament
Times Union Center
(Albany, New York
)
Quinnipiac
Mid-American Conference Ohio (East)
Ball State (West)
Sina King, Akron[23] Bob Boldon, Ohio[23] 2015 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament First round at campus sites
Remainder at
Quicken Loans Arena
(Cleveland, Ohio
)
Ohio
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hampton Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton[24] Cedric Baker, Savannah State[24] 2015 MEAC women's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, Virginia)
Savannah State
Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State Alex Harden, Wichita State[25]
Jody Adams, Wichita State[25]
2015 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Family Arena
(St. Charles, Missouri)
Wichita State
Mountain West Conference Colorado State Gritt Ryder, Colorado State
Alex Sheedy, Fresno State[26]
Yvonne Sanchez, New Mexico[26] 2015 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, Nevada)
Boise State
Northeast Conference Bryant & Central Connecticut Breanna Rucker, Bryant[27] Beryl Piper, Central Connecticut[27] 2015 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament Campus sites St. Francis Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee–Martin (East)
Tennessee State (West)
Ashia Jones, Tennessee–Martin[28] Kevin McMillan, Tennessee–Martin[28] 2015 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Nashville Municipal Auditorium
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Tennessee State
Pac-12 Conference Oregon State
Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State (media)[30]
Scott Rueck, Oregon State[29][30] 2015 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
KeyArena
(Seattle
)
Stanford
Patriot League American Jen Dumiak, American[31] Megan Gebbia, American[31] 2015 Patriot League women's basketball tournament Campus sites American
Southeastern Conference South Carolina & Tennessee Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina[32][33] Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State (AP and coaches)[32][33]
Dawn Staley, South Carolina (coaches)[32]
2015 SEC women's basketball tournament ) South Carolina
Southern Conference Chattanooga Precious Bridges, Mercer[34][35] Jim Foster, Chattanooga[34][35] 2015 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
U.S. Cellular Center
(Asheville, North Carolina
)
Chattanooga
Southland Conference Stephen F. Austin Porsha Roberts, Stephen F. Austin[36] Brandon Schneider, Stephen F. Austin
DoBee Plaisance, Nicholls State[36]
2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Leonard E. Merrell Center
(Katy, Texas
)
Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern Jeanette Jackson, Prairie View A&M[37] Johnetta Hayes-Perry, Texas Southern[37] 2015 SWAC women's basketball tournament Toyota Center
(Houston, Texas)
Alabama State
The Summit League
South Dakota Ashley Luke, Western Illinois[38] Amy Williams, South Dakota[38] 2015 Summit League women's basketball tournament Sioux Falls Arena
(Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference Arkansas-Little Rock Aundrea Gamble, Arkansas State[39] Joe Foley, Arkansas–Little Rock[39] 2015 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Lakefront Arena
(New Orleans)
Arkansas-Little Rock
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Morgan Bailey, BYU[40] 2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, Nevada)
BYU
Western Athletic Conference New Mexico State Brianna Freeman, New Mexico State[41] Mark Trakh, New Mexico State[41] 2015 WAC women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, Nevada)
New Mexico State

Statistical leaders

Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Kelsey Mitchell Ohio State 24.9 Vicky McIntyre Oral Roberts 15.8 Niya Johnson Baylor 8.9 Regina Okoye Weber State 3.69
Jasmine Nwaje Wagner 24.8 Jillian Alleyne Oregon 15.2 Almesha Jones Morehead State 8.2 Tiasha Gray Austin Peay 3.67
Damika Martinez Iona 23.8 Ruvanna Campbell UIC 14.1 Samantha Logic Iowa 8.1 Dominique Brothers Jackson State 3.57
Ashia Jones UT Martin 23.4 Amanda Zahui B. Minnesota 12.9 Angela Mickens James Madison 7.6 Syessence Davis Rutgers 3.28
Alexa Hayward Saint Francis (PA) 23.2 Joy Adams Iona 12.6 Shayne Mullaney Minnesota 7.5 Lia Galdeira Washington State 3.28
Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three-point field goal percentage Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Sophia Ederaine San Diego 4.75 Brianna Turner Notre Dame 65.2 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis
Connecticut
48.8 Nici Gilday Santa Clara 94.5
Vicky McIntyre Oral Roberts 4.71 Porsha Roberts Stephen F. Austin 63.2 Nicole Bauman Wisconsin 48.8 Arlesia Morse Marquette 92.5
Kailyn Williams Bethune–Cookman 4.30 Alexa Hart Ohio State 62.7 Kelsey Harris UC Davis 48.3 Jen Dumiak American 92.2
Amanda Zahui B. Minnesota 4.09 Kaylon Williams Oklahoma 59.6 Andrea Hoover Dayton 45.6 Sophie Bikofsky Brown 92.1
Jasmine Joyner Chattanooga 4.00 Morgan Tuck Connecticut 59.6 Madeline Blais Marist 45.1 Haley Seibert IPFW 91/4

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Final Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida

National Semifinals
April 7
National Championship Game
April 9
      
1ALB Connecticut 81
1SPO Maryland 58
1ALB Connecticut 63
1OKC Notre Dame 53
1OKC Notre Dame 66
1GRN South Carolina 65

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date Winner Score Loser Region Round
March 22 #11 Gonzaga 76–64 #3 Oregon State Spokane Second

Women's National Invitation tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field is announced, 64 teams were invited to participate in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 20, 2013, and ended with the final on April 6. Unlike the men's National Invitation Tournament, whose semifinals and finals are held at Madison Square Garden, the WNIT holds all of its games at campus sites.

WNIT Semifinals and Final

Played at campus sites

Semifinals
April 3
Championship game
April 6
      
1 UCLA 69
4 Michigan 65
UCLA 62
West Virginia 60
3 Temple 58
2 West Virginia 66*

Women's Invitational tournament

The sixth Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) Tournament began in March 2015 and will end with a best-of-three final scheduled for March 31, April 2, and April 5; the final went the full three games. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

WBI Semifinals and Final

Played at campus sites

Semifinals
April 3
Championship game
April 6
      
2 Louisiana–Lafayette 65
5 Oral Roberts 64
2 Louisiana–Lafayette 52
3 Siena 50
3 Siena 65
4 Mercer 54

Conference standings

2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 0   1.000 38 1   .974
No. 25 South Florida 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Tulsa 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Temple 12 6   .667 20 17   .541
East Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Tulane 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Memphis 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
UCF 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
SMU 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Houston 1 17   .056 6 24   .200
American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 14 2   .875 24 9   .727
Maine 14 2   .875 23 9   .719
Stony Brook 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
New Hampshire 9 7   .563 17 12   .586
Hartford 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
UMass Lowell* 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
UMBC 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
Vermont 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
Binghamton 2 14   .125 4 26   .133
2015 America East tournament winner
As of March 20, 2015
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 George Washington 15 1   .938 29 4   .879
Dayton 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
Duquesne 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Fordham 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Richmond 9 7   .563 19 14   .576
Rhode Island 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Saint Joseph's 8 8   .500 13 17   .433
VCU 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
St. Bonaventure 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
La Salle 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
George Mason 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
UMass 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Davidson 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2015 A10 Tournament winner
As of 30 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast 14 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Stetson 11 3   .786 23 8   .742
Northern Kentucky* 8 6   .571 19 14   .576
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429 17 13   .567
USC Upstate 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Jacksonville 6 8   .429 12 17   .414
Lipscomb 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
North Florida 2 12   .143 11 19   .367
2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 7 Florida State 14 2   .875 32 5   .865
No. 8 Louisville 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
No. 16 Duke 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 15 North Carolina 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Boston College 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 14   .125 13 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 15   .063 12 20   .375
Clemson 1 15   .063 9 21   .300
2015 ACC tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
DePaul 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Villanova 12 6   .667 22 14   .611
St. John's 11 7   .611 23 11   .676
Creighton 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Butler 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Marquette 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
Providence 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
Georgetown 2 16   .111 4 27   .129
2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Sacramento State 13 5   .722 18 16   .529
Eastern Washington 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Northern Colorado 12 6   .667 22 13   .629
North Dakota 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Montana State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Northern Arizona 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Idaho 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Idaho State 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
Southern Utah 6 12   .333 13 15   .464
Weber State 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Portland State 2 16   .111 4 25   .138
2015 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 19 1   .950 26 6   .813
Radford 14 6   .700 17 13   .567
High Point 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Winthrop 13 7   .650 17 13   .567
Campbell 13 7   .650 19 12   .613
Presbyterian 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Gardner-Webb 9 11   .450 15 17   .469
UNC Asheville 7 13   .350 9 22   .290
Coastal Carolina 6 14   .300 12 18   .400
Longwood 4 16   .200 4 26   .133
Charleston Southern 1 19   .050 5 25   .167
2015 Big South tournament winner
As of March 19, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
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
2014–15 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 14 2   .875 23 9   .719
Cal State Northridge 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Cal Poly 10 6   .625 15 13   .536
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
UC Riverside 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Cal State Fullerton 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
UC Irvine 5 11   .313 8 23   .258
UC Santa Barbara 2 14   .125 2 27   .069
2015 Big West tournament winner
As of 29 June 2014
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 16 2   .889 33 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
TCU 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Oklahoma State
9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa State 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Texas 9 9   .500 24 11   .686
West Virginia 7 11   .389 23 15   .605
Kansas State 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Kansas 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [42]
2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 1   .944 29 4   .879
Drexel 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Hofstra 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Elon 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
UNC Wilmington 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
William & Mary 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Delaware 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Towson 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
College of Charleston
3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Northeastern 1 17   .056 4 25   .138
2015 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889 30 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 25 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
UAB 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
UTSA 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Charlotte 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Marshall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
UTEP 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rice 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
North Texas 4 14   .222 5 24   .172
FIU 0 18   .000 3 26   .103
2015 C-USA tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 15 1   .938 28 5   .848
Wright State
12 4   .750 25 8   .758
Cleveland State 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
Youngstown State 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Detroit 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
Illinois-Chicago 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Oakland 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Milwaukee 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Valparaiso 2 14   .125 6 24   .200
2015 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of 15 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Princeton 14 0   1.000 31 1   .969
Penn 11 3   .786 21 9   .700
Harvard 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Yale 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Cornell 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Dartmouth 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Brown 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Columbia 2 12   .143 8 20   .286
† Ivy League winner
Rankings from
AP Poll
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
Akron 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
Buffalo 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
Kent State 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Bowling Green 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
West
Ball State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Eastern Michigan 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
Western Michigan 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Toledo 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
2015 MAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 20 0   1.000 31 4   .886
Marist 15 5   .750 21 12   .636
Fairfield 13 7   .650 15 16   .484
Iona 12 8   .600 15 15   .500
Siena 11 9   .550 22 13   .629
Niagara 9 11   .450 14 17   .452
Rider 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
Canisius 8 12   .400 10 20   .333
Monmouth 8 12   .400 13 18   .419
Saint Peter's 4 16   .200 5 26   .161
Manhattan 2 18   .100 3 27   .100
2015 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 14 2   .875 19 13   .594
Savannah State*† 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
North Carolina A&T 12 4   .750 20 11   .645
Norfolk State 11 5   .688 14 16   .467
Bethune-Cookman 9 7   .563 13 7   .650
South Carolina State 9 7   .563 16 12   .571
Maryland-Eastern Shore 8 8   .500 14 17   .452
Morgan State 8 8   .500 11 19   .367
Florida A&M 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
Coppin State 5 11   .313 7 22   .241
North Carolina Central 5 11   .313 7 22   .241
Howard 3 13   .188 4 27   .129
Delaware State 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
2015 MEAC tournament winner
As of 20 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
*Facing level 1 sanctions due to APR penalties
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 17 1   .944 28 4   .875
Drake 15 3   .833 20 10   .667
Missouri State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Northern Iowa 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
Indiana State 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Evansville 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Bradley 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Loyola-Chicago 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Illinois State 2 16   .111 2 28   .067
2015 MVC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
New Mexico 14 4   .778 21 13   .618
Fresno State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Boise State 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Wyoming 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
UNLV 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
San Diego State 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
San Jose State 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Nevada 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Utah State 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Air Force 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2015 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bryant 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Central Connecticut 14 4   .778 19 13   .594
Robert Morris 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Sacred Heart 11 7   .611 16 13   .552
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 9   .500 15 19   .441
Fairleigh Dickinson 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
LIU Brooklyn 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Mount St. Mary's 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
Wagner 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Saint Francis (PA) 5 13   .278 6 23   .207
2015 NEC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 OVC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
West
UT Martin 16 0   1.000 22 10   .688
SIU Edwardsville 13 3   .813 19 12   .613
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
Southeast Missouri State 3 13   .188 10 19   .345
Murray State 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
East
Tennessee State 12 4   .750 18 13   .581
Jacksonville State 10 6   .625 19 10   .655
Belmont 10 6   .625 14 17   .452
Morehead State 8 8   .500 12 18   .400
Eastern Kentucky 4 12   .250 9 17   .346
Tennessee Tech 3 13   .188 6 23   .207
2015 OVC tournament winner
As of 20 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Oregon State 16 2   .889 27 5   .844
No. 9 Arizona State 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 14 Stanford 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 24 California 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Washington 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
UCLA 8 10   .444 19 18   .514
Washington State 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
USC 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Colorado 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Oregon 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Arizona 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
Utah 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
AP Poll
2014–15 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American 16 2   .889 24 8   .750
Army 14 4   .778 23 8   .742
Holy Cross 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Bucknell 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Navy 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Lehigh 9 9   .500 19 12   .613
Colgate 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Lafayette 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Loyola (MD) 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Boston University 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2015 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 19, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina* 15 1   .938 34 3   .919
No. 6 Tennessee 15 1   .938 30 6   .833
No. 12 Mississippi State 11 5   .688 27 7   .794
No. 11 Kentucky 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
No. 21 Texas A&M 10 6   .625 23 10   .697
LSU 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
Missouri 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Ole Miss 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Georgia 6 10   .375 19 12   .613
Arkansas 6 10   .375 18 14   .563
Vanderbilt 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Florida 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Auburn 3 13   .188 13 18   .419
Alabama 2 14   .125 13 19   .406
2015 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 14 0   1.000 27 3   .900
East Tennessee State 11 3   .786 20 10   .667
Mercer 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Samford 8 6   .571 15 15   .500
Furman 7 7   .500 19 12   .613
Western Carolina 3 11   .214 11 19   .367
Wofford 3 11   .214 8 22   .267
UNC Greensboro 1 13   .071 6 24   .200
2015 SoCon Tournament winner
As of February 28, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin*** 16 2   .889 23 8   .742
Lamar 14 4   .778 17 13   .567
Nicholls State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Texas A&M-CC 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
McNeese State 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Northwestern State 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Central Arkansas 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Abilene Christian* 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
New Orleans** 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
Sam Houston State 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Incarnate Word* 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
2015 Southland tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889 19 10   .655
Southern* 15 3   .833 19 12   .613
Alabama State 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Jackson State 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Prairie View A&M 10 8   .556 14 18   .438
Alcorn State 9 9   .500 10 18   .357
Grambling State 7 11   .389 10 20   .333
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Alabama A&M 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Mississippi Valley State 2 16   .111 4 26   .133
2015 SWAC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll
*ineligible for postseason play for failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA
@-ineligible for postseason play due to low APR
2014–15 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock 18 2   .900 25 4   .862
Arkansas State 16 4   .800 21 9   .700
Troy 15 5   .750 20 9   .690
UT Arlington 11 9   .550 17 12   .586
Texas State 11 9   .550 16 13   .552
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 10   .500 18 11   .621
Appalachian State 9 11   .450 14 15   .483
Georgia State 8 12   .400 13 16   .448
Louisiana-Monroe 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Georgia Southern 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
South Alabama 2 18   .100 5 24   .172
2015 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2015
Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
South Dakota State 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Western Illinois 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Oral Roberts 9 7   .563 18 16   .529
IUPUI 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
North Dakota State 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
Omaha* 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Denver 5 11   .313 8 23   .258
IPFW 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
AP Poll

*ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
San Diego 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
Pacific 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
BYU 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
San Francisco 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Santa Clara 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222 7 24   .226
Pepperdine 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
Portland 2 16   .111 4 26   .133
Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2015
Rankings from AP poll[43]
2014–15 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 1   .929 22 8   .733
Cal State Bakersfield 11 3   .786 23 9   .719
Texas-Pan American 9 5   .643 19 15   .559
Grand Canyon* 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Seattle U 6 8   .429 10 21   .323
Utah Valley 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
UMKC 4 10   .286 6 24   .200
Chicago State 1 13   .071 4 25   .138
2015 WAC tournament winner
As of 21 March 2015 (UTC)
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II
Rankings from AP poll

Award winners

All-America teams

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the

(USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

However, of the major selectors in women's basketball, only the AP divides its selections into separate teams. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), selects a single 10-member (plus ties) team, as does the USBWA. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

With that in mind, the following players were named to at least two of the three major teams:

"Consensus" All-Americans
Player Position Class School AP[44] USBWA[45] WBCA[46]
Brittany Boyd
G
Senior California 2nd Yes
Nina Davis
F
Sophomore Baylor 1st Yes Yes
Moriah Jefferson
G
Junior
Connecticut
2nd Yes Yes
Samantha Logic PG Senior Iowa 3rd Yes Yes
Jewell Loyd
G
Junior Notre Dame 1st Yes Yes
Kelsey Mitchell
G
Freshman Ohio State 2nd Yes
Tiffany Mitchell
G
Junior South Carolina 1st Yes Yes
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis
F
Senior
Connecticut
2nd Yes Yes
Breanna Stewart PF/SF Junior
Connecticut
1st Yes Yes
Elizabeth Williams F/C Senior Duke 2nd Yes Yes
Amanda Zahui B. C Sophomore Minnesota 1st Yes Yes

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Air Force Andrea Williams Chris Gobrecht Williams was fired after five seasons and a 22–128 overall record, including a 2–28 record this season.[53] Yale's Gobrecht was hired as the next head coach.
Detroit
Autumn Rademacher Bernard Scott Rademacher was fired after four seasons and a 101–120 overall record. She led the Titans to the 2013 WBI title and a WNIT berth in 2012, but never made the NCAA Tournament and went 12–18 this season.[54]
FIU Cindy Russo Inge Nissen Marlin Chinn Russo announced her resignation during her 36th season at FIU on January 22, effective immediately. In her announcement, she alluded to burnout from balancing coaching with caring for her ailing mother, who died earlier this season. Russo finished with a 667–371 record at FIU and 707–391 overall.[55] FIU hired Maryland assistant Chinn after the season.[56]
Georgia Andy Landers Joni Taylor On March 16, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame member Landers announced his retirement. Hired in 1979 as the program's first full-time coach, he led the Lady Bulldogs to 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, five Final Fours, seven SEC regular-season titles, and four SEC Tournament crowns.[57] Georgia stayed in-house for its new coach, promoting top assistant Joni Taylor on April 12.[58]
Kansas Bonnie Henrickson Brandon Schneider Henrickson was fired after 11 seasons. Although the Jayhawks made two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances, those were the team's only NCAA tournament appearances under Henrickson, and the team never finished higher than sixth in the Big 12.[59]
Lafayette Dianne Nolan Theresa Grentz On March 26, Nolan announced her retirement after five seasons at Lafayette and 38 seasons overall. She finishes with a 575–509 overall record, with 456 of those wins coming during her 28 seasons at Fairfield.[60] Lafayette hired Women's Hall of Fame coach Grentz, who returned to college head coaching after an eight-year absence.[61]
North Texas Mike Petersen Jalie Mitchell On March 10, Petersen was fired after three seasons with a 28–61 record, ending with a 5–24 season in which UNT failed to make the Conference USA tournament.[62] The Mean Green hired Mitchell, their career leading scorer, after she served three seasons as an assistant at Texas.[63]
Pacific Lynne Roberts Bradley Davis Roberts left for the Utah job.[64] The school promoted top assistant Davis to head coach.
Rice Greg Williams Tina Langley Williams announced his retirement on March 17 after 10 seasons at his alma mater.[65] Like fellow C-USA member FIU, Rice hired a Maryland assistant in Langley.[66]
Stephen F. Austin Brandon Schneider Mark Kellogg Schneider left for the Kansas job.[67]
Utah Anthony Levrets Lynne Roberts Levrets was fired after five seasons and a 78–87 overall record, with a 9–21 overall and 3–15 Pac-12 record in 2014–15.[68]
Yale Chris Gobrecht Allison Guth Gobrecht left for the Air Force job.[69]

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