2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball team

2015–16 Southern Illinois Salukis women's basketball

WBI, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2015–16 record	20–13 (12–6 The Valley)
Head coach	Cindy Stein (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Andrea Gorski
Assistant coach	Kat Martin
Assistant coach	Christelle N'Garsanet
Home arena	SIU Arena
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Iowa	15	–	3	.833	24	–	11	.686
Missouri State †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Drake	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Southern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Loyola-Chicago	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Indiana State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Illinois State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	22	.267
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
Bradley	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Evansville	1	–	17	.056	3	–	28	.097


† 2016 MVC Tournament winner As of March 24, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Southern Illinois women's basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Salukis, led by third year head coach Cindy Stein. They played their home games at SIU Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 12–6 in MVC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Southern Illinois. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Western Illinois in the first round.