The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Bobcats, led by third year head coach

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, played its home games at the

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in MAC play by winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC women's tournament to Buffalo. They received an automatic bid to the

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where they lost in the third round to

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Preseason

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2015. Ohio was unanimously picked to win the MAC East

Preseason women's basketball coaches poll

''(First place votes in parentheses)''

East Division

# Ohio (12) # Akron # Bowling Green #

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# Buffalo #

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West Division

# Eastern Michigan (4) #

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(8) # Western Michigan #

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# Central Michigan # Northern Illinois

Regular Season Champion

Ohio (10), Ball State (1), Eastern Michigan (1)

Tournament champs

Ohio (5), Ball State (3), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (1)

Preseason All-MAC

Source

Roster

Schedule

Source

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Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

All-MAC Awards

References

Ohio History and Records

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Ohio Bobcats women's basketball seasons

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2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament participants