2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record27–8 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
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

The 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by thirtieth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were a members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of Pac-12 women's tournament to Washington. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated San Francisco and South Dakota State in the first and second rounds, Notre Dame in the sweet sixteen before losing to Pac-12 member Washington in the elite eight.