2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
SiteLakefront Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsTroy (1st title)
Winning coachChanda Rigby (1st title)
MVPAshley Beverly Kelley (Troy)
TelevisionSun Belt Network, ESPN3
← 
2017 →
2015–16 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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
11 9   .550 15 15   .500
10 10   .500 15 16   .484
7 13   .350 12 19   .387
7 13   .350 10 20   .333
6 14   .300 12 17   .414
Georgia State 5 15   .250 10 19   .345
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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