2016 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2016 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (17th title)
Winning coachJim Foster (3rd title)
MVPAlicia Payne (Chattanooga)
TelevisionESPN3
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2015–16 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 12 – 2   .857 24 – 8   .750
Mercer* 12 – 2   .857 24 – 9   .727
Samford 11 – 3   .786 20 – 11   .645
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 14   .533
Furman 7 – 7   .500 15 – 16   .484
Wofford 3 – 11   .214 9 – 20   .310
Western Carolina 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
UNC Greensboro 0 – 14   .000 8 – 22   .267
† 2016 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held between Thursday, March 3 and Sunday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1]

Seeds[]

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Mercer 12–2 (22–7) 1–1 vs. Chattanooga; 2–0 vs. Samford
#2 Chattanooga 12–2 (21–7) 1–1 vs. Mercer; 1–1 vs. Samford
#3 Samford 11–3 (19–10)
#4 East Tennessee State 8–6 (16–13)
#5 Furman 7–7 (14–15)
#6 Wofford 3–11 (9–19) 1–1 vs. Western Carolina; higher RPI
#7 Western Carolina 3–11 (6–21) 1–1 vs. Wofford
#8 UNC Greensboro 0–14 (8–21)

Schedule[]

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3
2 1 11:30 AM #1 Mercer vs. #8 UNC Greensboro ESPN3
2 1:45 PM #4 East Tennessee State vs. #5 Furman
3 6 4:00 PM #2 Chattanooga vs. #7 Western Carolina 2,577
3 6:15 PM #3 Samford vs. #6 Wofford
Semifinals – Friday, March 4
4 4 11:00 AM #1 Mercer vs. #5 Furman ESPN3
5 1:15 PM #2 Chattanooga vs. #3 Samford
Championship Game – Sunday, March 6
6 10 1:00 PM #1 Mercer vs. #2 Chattanooga ESPN3 1,320
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3, 2016 		Semifinals
Friday, March 4, 2016 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 6, 2016
         
1 Mercer 75
8 UNC Greensboro 53
1 Mercer 64
5 Furman 50
4 East Tennessee State 68
5 Furman 71
1 Mercer 57
2 Chattanooga 65
2 Chattanooga 74
7 Western Carolina 56
2 Chattanooga 49
3 Samford 41
3 Samford 63
6 Wofford 43

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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