The 2015–16 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team represented the

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during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis, April 3–5. Practices officially began on October 3. This season of NCAA women's basketball games was the first to be playe ...

. The Ducks, led by second year head coach

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, played their games at the Matthew Knight Arena and were members of the

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. They finished the season 24–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Arizona. They were invited to the

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where they defeated Long Beach State, Fresno State and Utah in the first, second and third rounds, UTEP in the quarterfinals before losing to South Dakota in the semifinals.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Two human polls make up the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Notable events Duke dropped out of the top 25 in the AP Poll released 18 ...

References

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Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References