2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Connecticut
NCAA Tournament	2015
Tournament dates	March 20 – April 7, 2015
National Championship	Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida
NCAA Champions	Connecticut
Other champions	UCLA (WNIT) Louisiana–Lafayette (WBI)
Player of the Year	Breanna Stewart
← 2013–14 2015–16 →

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]
  • New Orleans (Level 2)
  • (Level 1)
  • Towson (Level 1)
• is declared ineligible for postseason play in all sports for failing to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.

Milestones and records[]

• February 3 – Connecticut's Geno Auriemma earns his 900th career win in the 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
Western Kentucky 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 athletic conferences each end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 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]	, 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		Stacia Robertson, [14]	Mike McGuire, [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	Sears Centre (Hoffman Estates, Illinois)	Maryland
Big West Conference	Hawaii	Brittany Crain, [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		Damika Martinez, [21]	Tricia Fabbri, Quinnipiac[22]		Times Union Center (Albany, New York)	Quinnipiac
Mid-American Conference	Ohio (East) (West)	Sina King, [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		Malia Tate-DeFreitas, Hampton[24]	, [24]		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, [26]	Yvonne Sanchez, New Mexico[26]	2015 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	Boise State
Northeast Conference	&	Breanna Rucker, Bryant[27]	, Central Connecticut[27]	2015 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	St. Francis Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference	(East) (West)	Ashia Jones, Tennessee–Martin[28]	Kevin McMillan, Tennessee–Martin[28]		Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Tennessee State
Pac-12 Conference	Oregon State	Reshanda Gray, California (coaches)[29] 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	Verizon Arena (North Little Rock, Arkansas)	South Carolina
Southern Conference		Precious Bridges, [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 , Nicholls State[36]	2015 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Northwestern State
Southwestern Athletic Conference		Jeanette Jackson, [37]	, Texas Southern[37]	2015 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament	Toyota Center (Houston, Texas)	Alabama State
The Summit League		Ashley Luke, [38]	Amy Williams, [38]		Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference		Aundrea Gamble, [39]	Joe Foley, Arkansas–Little Rock[39]		Lakefront Arena (New Orleans)	Arkansas-Little Rock
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Morgan Bailey, BYU[40]	Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga Lynne Roberts, Pacific Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's[40]	2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	BYU
Western Athletic Conference		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
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Kelsey Mitchell	Ohio State	24.9				15.8			Baylor	8.9				3.69
Jasmine Nwaje		24.8		Jillian Alleyne	Oregon	15.2		Almesha Jones		8.2		Tiasha Gray		3.67
Damika Martinez		23.8		Ruvanna Campbell		14.1		Samantha Logic	Iowa	8.1		Dominique Brothers		3.57
Ashia Jones		23.4		Amanda Zahui B.	Minnesota	12.9		Angela Mickens	James Madison	7.6		Syessence Davis	Rutgers	3.28
Alexa Hayward		23.2		Joy Adams	Iona	12.6		Shayne Mullaney	Minnesota	7.5		Lia Galdeira	Washington State	3.28

				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
	San Diego	4.75		Brianna Turner	Notre Dame	65.2		Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	Connecticut	48.8			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		4.30		Alexa Hart	Ohio State	62.7		Kelsey Harris		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		92.1
Jasmine Joyner		4.00		Morgan Tuck	Connecticut	59.6		Madeline Blais		45.1		Haley Seibert		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 v t 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 v t 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	v t 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 v t 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	v t 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 v t 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 v t 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 6 – 12   .333 13 – 15   .464 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT † 19 – 1   .950 26 – 6   .813 14 – 6   .700 17 – 13   .567 14 – 6   .700 20 – 12   .625 13 – 7   .650 17 – 13   .567 13 – 7   .650 19 – 12   .613 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516 9 – 11   .450 15 – 17   .469 7 – 13   .350 9 – 22   .290 6 – 14   .300 12 – 18   .400 4 – 16   .200 4 – 26   .133 1 – 19   .050 5 – 25   .167 † 2015 Big South Tournament winner As of March 19, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll	v t 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
v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hawaii 14 – 2   .875 23 – 9   .719 Cal State Northridge 11 – 5   .688 23 – 10   .697 10 – 6   .625 15 – 13   .536 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464 5 – 11   .313 11 – 18   .379 5 – 11   .313 8 – 23   .258 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 v t 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 v t 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 v t 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 v t 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 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677 7 – 9   .438 12 – 18   .400 6 – 10   .375 16 – 14   .533 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333 2 – 14   .125 6 – 24   .200 † 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner As of 15 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll	v t 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 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536 5 – 9   .357 14 – 14   .500 4 – 10   .286 10 – 18   .357 2 – 12   .143 8 – 20   .286 † Ivy League winner Rankings from AP Poll
2014–15 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Ohio† 16 – 2   .889 27 – 5   .844 12 – 6   .667 22 – 8   .733 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300 West 13 – 5   .722 17 – 13   .567 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581 8 – 10   .444 12 – 17   .414 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT † 20 – 0   1.000 31 – 4   .886 15 – 5   .750 21 – 12   .636 13 – 7   .650 15 – 16   .484 12 – 8   .600 15 – 15   .500 11 – 9   .550 22 – 13   .629 9 – 11   .450 14 – 17   .452 8 – 12   .400 11 – 20   .355 8 – 12   .400 10 – 20   .333 8 – 12   .400 13 – 18   .419 4 – 16   .200 5 – 26   .161 2 – 18   .100 3 – 27   .100 † winner As of March 30, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll	2014–15 MEAC women's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – * 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – † winner As of 30 June 2014; Rankings from AP Poll *Facing level 1 sanctions due to APR penalties
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 28 – 4   .875 15 – 3   .833 20 – 10   .667 Missouri State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 13   .567 12 – 6   .667 17 – 14   .548 10 – 8   .556 17 – 13   .567 7 – 11   .389 17 – 13   .567 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419 5 – 13   .278 6 – 24   .200 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194 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 v t 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 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697 Boise State † 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656 Wyoming 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533 10 – 8   .556 13 – 17   .433 San Diego State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387 San Jose State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300 Utah State 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258 1 – 17   .056 2 – 28   .067 † 2015 MWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2014–15 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings v t 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT West 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – East 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   – † winner As of 30 July 2014; Rankings from AP Poll	v t 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 † 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of April 4, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll	2014–15 Patriot League women's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT American† 16 – 2   .889 24 – 8   .750 Army 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767 Holy Cross 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469 Bucknell 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600 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 5 – 13   .278 7 – 23   .233 2 – 16   .111 5 – 25   .167 † 2015 Patriot League Tournament winner As of March 14, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll
2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings v t 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT 14 – 0   1.000 27 – 3   .900 11 – 3   .786 20 – 10   .667 9 – 5   .643 18 – 13   .581 8 – 6   .571 15 – 15   .500 7 – 7   .500 19 – 12   .613 3 – 11   .214 11 – 19   .367 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267 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 v t 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT 16 – 2   .889 19 – 10   .655 * 15 – 3   .833 19 – 12   .613 † 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548 10 – 8   .556 14 – 17   .452 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438 9 – 9   .500 10 – 18   .357 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333 @ 5 – 13   .278 7 – 22   .241 5 – 13   .278 6 – 24   .200 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT 18 – 2   .900 25 – 4   .862 16 – 4   .800 21 – 9   .700 15 – 5   .750 20 – 9   .690 UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 12   .586 11 – 9   .550 16 – 13   .552 Louisiana–Lafayette 10 – 10   .500 18 – 11   .621 9 – 11   .450 14 – 15   .483 Georgia State 8 – 12   .400 13 – 16   .448 8 – 12   .400 12 – 17   .414 2 – 18   .100 5 – 24   .172 2 – 18   .100 5 – 24   .172 † winner As of March 7, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll	2014–15 Summit League women's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT 13 – 3   .813 26 – 8   .765 † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529 9 – 7   .563 15 – 16   .484 7 – 9   .438 11 – 18   .379 * 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357 5 – 11   .313 8 – 23   .258 3 – 13   .188 9 – 21   .300 † 2015 Summit League Tournament winner As of March 22, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition
2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings v t 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 v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT 13 – 1   .929 22 – 8   .733 11 – 3   .786 23 – 9   .719 9 – 5   .643 19 – 15   .559 * 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481 6 – 8   .429 10 – 21   .323 5 – 9   .357 11 – 19   .367 4 – 10   .286 6 – 24   .200 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 Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (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
	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[]

• Wooden Award: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut^[47]
• Naismith Award: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut^[48]
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
• Wade Trophy: Breanna Stewart, Connecticut^[49]
• espnW National Player of the Year Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame^[50]

Major freshman of the year awards[]

• USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA): Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State

Major coach of the year awards[]

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Sue Semrau, Florida State^[51]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Courtney Banghart, Princeton
• : Sue Semrau, Florida State

Other major awards[]

• Nancy Lieberman Award (best point guard): Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Samantha Logic, Iowa
• Maggie Dixon Award (top first-year head coach): Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): , Western Illinois^[52]
• Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four):

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			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			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			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			Schneider left for the Kansas job.[67]
Utah			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			Gobrecht left for the Air Force job.[69]

See also[]

• 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

References[]