2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201516
Teams 8
Site Lakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions Troy (1st title)
Winning coach Chanda Rigby (1st title)
MVP Ashley Beverly Kelley (Troy)
Television Sun Belt Network, ESPN3
Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments
«2015  2017»
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 19 1   .950     26 5   .839
Little Rock 16 4   .800     20 12   .625
Louisiana–Lafayette 13 7   .650     21 10   .677
Troy 12 8   .600     20 13   .606
South Alabama 11 9   .550     15 15   .500
Texas–Arlington 10 10   .500     15 16   .484
Texas State 7 13   .350     12 19   .387
Appalachian State 7 13   .350     10 20   .333
Louisiana–Monroe 6 14   .300     12 17   .414
Georgia State 5 15   .250     10 19   .345
Georgia Southern 4 16   .200     7 22   .241
2016 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

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