2015-16 WCHA Women's Season

This is the 2015-16 Western Collegiate Hockey Association Women's season.  This is the league's 17th season.

Membership changes
none

Standings
Teams are awarded 3 points for a regulation or overtime win and 1 point for an overtime tie. If the game is tied after the five minute overtime period the game goes to a three round shootout. The shoot out winning team is awarded an extra point in the standings.

Format
All 8 teams qualify for the conference tournament. The quarterfinal round is held February 26th to 28th. The quarterfinals are best-of-three at the higher seeded team. The semifinals and finals known as the 2016 WCHA Final Face-Off are held March 5th and 6th at the Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Quarterfinals

 * Wisconsin defeated Minnesota State 2 games to none (4-0, 6-0)
 * Minnesota defeated Ohio State 2 games to none (5-2, 5-0)
 * Minnesota-Duluth defeated Bemidji State 2 games to none (5-1, 2-1 (ot)
 * North Dakota vs St. Cloud State 2 games to none (6-1, 6-1)

Semifinals

 * Wisconsin defeated Minnesota-Duluth 5-0
 * Minnesota defeated North Dakota 2-0

Final
The Wisconsin Badgers earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
 * Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 1-0