2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 9, 2016, and ending on March 12, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Lakefront Arena.

2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams8
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsTroy (1st title)
Winning coachChanda Rigby (1st title)
MVPAshley Beverly Kelley (Troy)
TelevisionSun Belt Network, ESPN3
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Arkansas State191 .950  265  .839
Little Rock164 .800  2012  .625
Louisiana–Lafayette137 .650  2110  .677
Troy128 .600  2013  .606
South Alabama119 .550  1515  .500
UT Arlington1010 .500  1516  .484
Texas State713 .350  1219  .387
Appalachian State713 .350  1020  .333
Louisiana–Monroe614 .300  1217  .414
Georgia State515 .250  1019  .345
Georgia Southern416 .200  722  .241
2016 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

2016 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 ‡Arkansas State 19–1 24–3
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 16–4 18–10
3 Louisiana–Lafayette 13–7 17–9
4 Troy 12–8 18–11
5 South Alabama 11–9 15–14
6 Texas–Arlington 10–10 15–15
7 Texas State 7–13 12–18 1–1 vs. Appalachian State
8 Appalachian State 7–13 10–19 1–1 vs. Texas State
‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
1
11:30 am
#1 Arkansas State vs. #8 Appalachian State
2
2:00 pm
#4 Troy vs. #5 South Alabama
3
5:00 pm
#2 Arkansas–Little Rock vs. #7 Texas State
4
7:30 pm
#3 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. #6 Texas–Arlington
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
5
11:30 am
#1 Arkansas State vs. #4 Troy
Sun Belt Network
6
2:00 pm
#2 Arkansas–Little Rock vs. #3 Louisiana–Lafayette
Sun Belt Network
Championship Game – Saturday, March 12
7
7:00 pm
#4 Troy vs. #2 Arkansas–Little Rock
ESPN3
*Game Times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship
Saturday, March 12
         
1 Arkansas State 81
8 Appalachian State 61
1 Arkansas State 89
4 Troy 96
4 Troy 62
5 South Alabama 49
2 Arkansas State 60
4 Troy 61
2 Arkansas–Little Rock 62
7 Texas State 50
2 Louisiana–Lafayette 52
3 Arkansas-Little Rock 63
3 Louisiana–Lafayette 59
6 Texas–Arlington 53

References

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