Mode: | Women's Basketball |
Year: | 2015–16 |
Team: | George Washington Colonials |
Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Short Conf: | A-10 |
Record: | 26 - 7 |
Conf Record: | 13 - 3 |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Diane Richardson |
Asst Coach2: | Melissa Dunne |
Asst Coach3: | Zach Kancher |
Champion: | A-10 Regular Season co-champions & Tournament Champions |
Bowl: | NCAA Women's Tournament |
Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2015–16 George Washington Colonials women's basketball team represented George Washington University during the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Colonials, led by fourth year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Charles E. Smith Center. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in A-10 play to share the A-10 regular season title with Duquesne and Saint Louis. They won the A-10 tournament by defeating Duquesne and received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they lost to Kansas State in the first round.
On March 28, it was announced that Jonathan Tsipis resigned from George Washington to accept the head coaching job at Wisconsin. He finished with a 4-year record of 92–38.
WRGW will carry the Colonials games and broadcast them online at GWRadio.com. The A-10 Digital Network will carry all non-televised Colonials home games and most conference road games through RaiseHigh Live.
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See main article: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
+ Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | 21 | 22 | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | N/A | |
Coaches | 21 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV |
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