2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship

The 2016 CIS Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[1] It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre.

This proved to be the last Women's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.[2]

Participating teams

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Seed Team Qualified
1 McGill Martlets Quebec University Champion
2 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Champion
3 Saint Mary's Huskies Atlantic University Champion
4 Regina Cougars Canada West Finalist
5 Ryerson Rams Ontario University Champion
6 Alberta Pandas Canada West Bronze Medalist
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees Ontario University Finalist
8 UNB Varsity Reds Host (Atlantic University Semi-Finalist)

Championship Bracket

First Round: March 17 Semi-Finals: March 14 Final: March 15
         
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) 62
2 Saskatchewan Huskies (18-2) 73
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 65
3 Saint Mary's Huskies 58
6 Alberta Pandas (17-3) 52
3 Saint Mary's Huskies (19-1) 53
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 85
5 Ryerson Rams 71
8 UNB Varsity Reds (12-8) 52
1 McGill Martlets (15-1) 58
1 McGill Martlets 72
5 Ryerson Rams 87
5 Ryerson Rams (16-3) 73
4 Regina Cougars (17-3) 70
Bronze Medal Game: March 20
   
3 Saint Mary's Huskies 73
1 McGill Martlets 43

Consolation Bracket

Semi-Finals: March 18 Fifth Place Game: March 19
      
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) 60
6 Alberta Pandas (17-3) 69
6 Alberta Pandas 74
4 Regina Cougars 73
8 UNB Varsity Reds (12-8) 56
4 Regina Cougars (17-3) 68

See also

2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship

References

Preceded by
2015 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
CIS/U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
2016
Succeeded by
2017 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship
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