2016 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament was the 30th edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. It took place from March 4, 2016, through March 13, 2016, in several arenas. All games took place at the higher of the two teams competing with the addition of NJIT. The winner received an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.

2016 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
ChampionsJacksonville (1st title)
Winning coachYolett McPhee-McCuin (1st title)
MVPBrandi Buie (Jacksonville)
TelevisionESPN3
2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast140 1.000  335  .868
Jacksonville113 .786  2211  .667
USC Upstate104 .714  2212  .647
Stetson95 .643  2012  .625
Kennesaw State68 .429  1119  .367
North Florida311 .214  723  .233
Lipscomb212 .143  525  .167
NJIT113 .071  426  .133
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The A-Sun Championship is a six-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams will compete in the championship.[1]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 14–0 26–4
2 Jacksonville 11–3 19–10
3 USC Upstate 10–4 19–10
4 Stetson 9–5 18–10
5 Kennesaw State 6–8 11–18
6 North Florida 3–11 7–22
7 Lipscomb 2–12 5–24
8 NJIT 1–13 4–25
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
1 7:00 PM
#8 NJIT at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN3
1,284
2 7:00 PM
#5 Kennesaw State at #4 Stetson
415
3 7:00 PM
#6 North Florida at #3 USC Upstate
217
4 7:00 PM
#7 Lipscomb at #2 Jacksonville
263
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9
5 7:00 PM
#4 Stetson at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN3
1,505
6 7:00 PM
#3 USC Upstate at #2 Jacksonville
432
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7 2:00 PM
#2 Jacksonville at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN3
2,133
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 4
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 9
ESPN3
Championship
March 13
ESPN3
                           
  1 Florida Gulf Coast 60  
8 NJIT 31  
  1 Florida Gulf Coast 61  
    4 Stetson 46  
4 Stetson 74
  5 Kennesaw State 56  
    1 Florida Gulf Coast 54
  2 Jacksonville 56
  2 Jacksonville 80  
7 Lipscomb 51  
2 Jacksonville 67
    3 USC Upstate 56  
3 USC Upstate 76
  6 North Florida 50  

See also

References

  1. "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
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