The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.
Conferences
Colorado plays in the Big 12 Conference. The Buffaloes were a member of the Big 12 from 1997 to 2011, following the formation of the conference through the merger of the Big Eight Conference and several members of the Southwest Conference. Colorado then competed in the Pac-12 Conference from 2011 to 2024 before rejoining the Big 12 in 2024.
Coaches Colorado's head women's basketball coach is JR Payne. Payne was hired prior to the 2016–17 season. She replaced Linda Lappe, who was fired at the end of the 2015–16 season with a 7–23 record.
On March 28, 2016, JR Payne became head coach at Colorado. The eighth head coach in program history, Payne replaced Linda Lappe, who was fired after managing only a career 33–57 (.367) record in Pac-12 play. JR Payne inherited a program that finished 7–23 (2–16 Pac-12) in Lappe's final season. JR Payne's 2018–19 Colorado team began Pac-12 conference play with 11 straight losses, the worst start to conference play in program history. JR Payne's 2018–19 Buffs lost on the road to #4 ranked Oregon 102–43, the 59-point loss was the worst loss in 35 years, and the 4th worst in program history. The Buffs home win against USC on February 10, 2019 allowed CU to prevent from having both the first 12 game losing streak in program history, and the first winless conference season in program history.
Roster
Year by year results
Conference tournament winners noted with (W) Source
NCAA tournament results The Buffaloes have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 21–17.
1988 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Eastern Illinois#2 Long Beach State W 78−72 L 64–103 1989 #3 Second Round #6 UNLV L 74–84 1992 #7 First Round #10 Southern Illinois L 80–84 (OT) 1993 #4 Second RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #5 UC Santa Barbara#1 Stanford#2 Texas Tech W 81−54 W 80–67L 54–79 1994 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Marquette#6 Oregon#2 Stanford W 77−74 W 92–71L 62–78 1995 #1 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #16 Holy Cross#9 SW Missouri State#4 George Washington#3 Georgia W 83−49 W 78–34W 77–61L 79–82 1996 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Tulane#6 Auburn W 83−75L 61–66 1997 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 Marshall#7 Stephen F. Austin#3 Tennessee W 69−49 W 75–74L 67–75 2001 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 Siena#3 Vanderbilt W 98−78L 59–65 2002 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #14 Southern#6 LSU#2 Stanford#1 Oklahoma W 88−61 W 69–58W 62–59L 60–94 2003 #6 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #11 BYU#3 North Carolina#2 Villanova W 84−45W 86–67L 51–53 2004 #6 First Round #11 UC Santa Barbara L 49–76 2013 #5 First Round #12 Kansas L 52–67 2022 #7First Round#10 CreightonL 74-84 2023 #6 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #11 Middle Tennessee#3 Duke#2 Iowa W 82–60W 61–53 (OT)L 77–87 2024 #5 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #12 Drake#4 Kansas State#1 Iowa W 86–72W 63–50L 68–89 2026 #10 First Round #7 Illinois L 57–66
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