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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas State191 .950265  .839
Little Rock164 .8002012  .625
Louisiana–Lafayette137 .6502110  .677
Troy128 .6002013  .606
South Alabama119 .5501515  .500
UT Arlington1010 .5001516  .484
Texas State713 .3501219  .387
Appalachian State713 .3501020  .333
Louisiana–Monroe614 .3001217  .414
Georgia State515 .2501019  .345
Georgia Southern416 .200722  .241
2016 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference 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. Troy upset Arkansas 61–60 in the championship game.[1]

Seeds

2016 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 ‡Arkansas State 19–1 24–3
2 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# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
1 11:30 am #1 Arkansas State vs. #8 Appalachian State 81–61
2 2:00 pm #4 Troy vs. #5 South Alabama 62–49
3 5:00 pm #2 Little Rock vs. #7 Texas State 62–50
4 7:30 pm #3 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. #6 UT Arlington 59–53
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
5 11:30 am #1 Arkansas State vs. #4 Troy 89–96 Sun Belt Network
6 2:00 pm #2 Little Rock vs. #3 Louisiana–Lafayette 63–52 Sun Belt Network
Championship Game – Saturday, March 12
7 7:00 pm #4 Troy vs. #2 Little Rock 61–60 ESPN3
*Game Times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed

[2]

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
4 Troy 61
2 Little Rock 60
2 Little Rock 62
7 Texas State 50
2 Louisiana–Lafayette 52
3 Little Rock 63
3 Louisiana–Lafayette 59
6 UT Arlington 53

See also

2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

  1. "The Troy Trojans Women's Basketball are the 2016 Sun Belt Champions!". WTVY News 4. March 13, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. "2016 Sun Belt Men's & Women's Basketball Championship Central". June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
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