2014–15 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 2014–15 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Verizon Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
| 2014–15 SEC Women's Basketball Season | |
|---|---|
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN2, SEC Network, FSN |
| WNBA Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| 2015 SEC Co-Champions | South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Tournament | |
| 2014–15 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Carolina*† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Tennessee | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Mississippi State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Kentucky | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Texas A&M | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preseason
| Media[1] | |
|---|---|
| 1. | South Carolina (210) |
| 2. | Tennessee |
| 3. | Texas A&M |
| 4. | Kentucky |
| 5. | Vanderbilt |
| 6. | Georgia |
| 7. | LSU |
| 8. | Mississippi State |
| 9. | Florida |
| 10. | Auburn |
| 11. | Arkansas (tie) |
| 11. | Missouri (tie) |
| 13. | Alabama |
| 14. | Ole Miss |
Preseason All-SEC teams
| Media[1] |
|---|
| Martha Alwal Mississippi State Tiffany Mitchell South Carolina Aleighsa Welch South Carolina Isabelle Harrison Tennessee Courtney Walker Texas A&M |
- Coaches select 5 players
- Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week |
| Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Arkansas | AP | RV | RV | RV | 25т | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Auburn | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Florida | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Georgia | AP | RV | 24т | 22т | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Kentucky | AP | 11 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| LSU | AP | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV |
| C | 24 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| C | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Missouri | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| Ole Miss | AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |
| South Carolina | AP | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Tennessee | AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Texas A&M | AP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | |
| Vanderbilt | AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
SEC regular season
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Alabama | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Arkansas | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Auburn | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Florida | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Georgia | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Kentucky | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. LSU | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Mississippi State | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Missouri | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. South Carolina | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Tennessee | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Texas A&M | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – |
| Total | 2–14 | 6–10 | 3–13 | 5–11 | 6–10 | 10–6 | 10–6 | 11–5 | 7–9 | 7–9 | 15–1 | 15–1 | 10–6 | 5–11 |
Postseason
SEC Tournament
- March 4–8, 2015 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas[2][3]
| 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | First Round March 4 |
Second Round March 5 |
Quarterfinals March 6 |
Semifinals March 7 |
Championship March 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ‡ South Carolina | 15–1 | 27–2 | 1–0 vs. UT | BYE | BYE | vs. #9 Arkansas – W 58–36 | vs. #4 LSU – W 74–54 | vs. #2 Tennessee – W 62–46 |
| 2. | † Tennessee | 15–1 | 25–4 | 0–1 vs. USC | BYE | BYE | vs. #10 Georgia – W 75–41 | vs. #6 Kentucky – W 75–64 | vs. #1 South Carolina – L 46–62 |
| 3. | † Mississippi State | 11–5 | 26–5 | BYE | BYE | vs. #6 Kentucky – L 67–76 | |||
| 4. | † LSU | 10–6 | 16–12 | 1–0 vs. UK, MSU; 1–1 vs. TAMU | BYE | BYE | vs. #5 Texas A&M – W 71–65 | vs. #1 South Carolina – L 54–74 | |
| 5. | # Texas A&M | 10–6 | 22–8 | 1–0 vs. UK; 1–1 vs. LSU; 0–1 vs. MSU | BYE | vs. #13 Auburn – W 57–47 | vs. #4 LSU – L 65–71 | ||
| 6. | # Kentucky | 10–6 | 21–8 | 0–2 vs. TAMU, LSU | BYE | vs. #11 Vanderbilt – W 67–61 | vs. #3 Mississippi State – W 76–67 | vs. #2 Tennessee – L 64–75 | |
| 7. | # Missouri | 7–9 | 17–12 | 1–0 vs. UM | BYE | vs. #10 Georgia – L 64–75 | |||
| 8. | # Ole Miss | 7–9 | 17–12 | 0–1 vs. MU | BYE | vs. #9 Arkansas – L 61–72 | |||
| 9. | # Arkansas | 6–10 | 16–12 | 1–0 vs. UGA | BYE | vs. #8 Ole Miss – W 72–65 | vs. #1 South Carolina – L 36–58 | ||
| 10. | # Georgia | 6–10 | 18–11 | 0–1 vs. UArk | BYE | vs. #7 Missouri – W 75–64 | vs. #2 Tennessee – L 41–75 | ||
| 11. | Vanderbilt | 5–11 | 14–15 | 1–1 vs. UF, MSU | vs. #14 Alabama – W 66–56 | vs. #6 Kentucky – L 61–67 | |||
| 12. | Florida | 5–11 | 13–16 | 1–1 vs. VU; 0–1 vs. MSU | vs. #13 Auburn – L 49–71 | ||||
| 13. | Auburn | 3–13 | 12–17 | vs. #12 Florida – W 71–49 | vs. #5 Texas A&M – L 47–57 | ||||
| 14. | Alabama | 2–14 | 13–18 | vs. #11 Vanderbilt – L 56–66 | |||||
| ‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament. | |||||||||
Honors and awards
All-SEC awards and teams
| 2015 SEC Women's Basketball Individual Awards[4] | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Tiffany Mitchell, S. CAROLINA | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Vic Schaefer, MISS. ST. Dawn Staley, S. CAROLINA | |||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | Jordan Jones, TEXAS A&M | |||||
| Freshman of the Year | A'ja Wilson, S. CAROLINA | |||||
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Aleighsa Welch, S. CAROLINA | |||||
| Sixth Player Award | Jennifer O'Neill, KENTUCKY | |||||
| 2015 SEC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams[4] | ||||||
| First Team | Second Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makayla Epps, Kentucky Danielle Ballard, LSU Tia Faleru, Ole Miss Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Cierra Burdick, Tennessee Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee Courtney Walker, Texas A&M |
Jessica Jackson, Arkansas Jennifer O'Neill, Kentucky Jordan Frericks, Missouri Martha Alwal, Mississippi State Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Alaina Coates, South Carolina Jordan Jones, Texas A&M Courtney Williams, Texas A&M |
Haley Lorenzen, Florida Mackenzie Engram, Georgia Alexis Jennings, Kentucky A'Queen Hayes, Ole Miss Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Morgan William, Mississippi State A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Rebekah Dahlman, Vanderbilt |
Linnae Harper, Kentucky Danielle Ballard, LSU Martha Alwal, Mississippi State Alaina Coates, South Carolina Jordan Jones, Texas A&M | |||
References
- "South Carolina tabbed as 2015 SEC WBB Champion" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. October 22, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- "Championship - Women's Basketball". SEC. March 1, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- "SEC 2015 Women's Basketball Tournament". Verizon Arena. Archived from the original on 2014-05-24. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- 2015 SEC Women’s Basketball Awards Announced
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