2016 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament

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2016 Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State (2nd title)
Winning coachMark Trakh (2nd title)
MVPSasha Weber (New Mexico State)
Attendance3,289
TelevisionESPNU
WAC Digital
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2015–16 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State † 13 – 1   .929 26 – 5   .839
UTRGV 9 – 5   .643 19 – 14   .576
Grand Canyon* 8 – 6   .571 16 – 15   .516
Utah Valley 8 – 6   .571 16 – 15   .516
Cal State Bakersfield 8 – 6   .571 12 – 19   .387
UMKC 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357
Seattle 3 – 11   .214 9 – 21   .300
Chicago State 2 – 12   .143 4 – 25   .138
† 2016 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament was a tournament which was held on March 9–12, 2016 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The #1 seed in the tournament will receive a first round bye to the semifinals. Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2016 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they are ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they can not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon is eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited. New Mexico State won their 2nd straight WAC Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds[]

2016 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Record Overall Record
(End of Regular Season) 		Tiebreaker
1. New Mexico State 13–1 24–4
2. Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9–5 17–12
3. Cal State Bakersfield 8–6 11–18 1–1 vs. Utah Valley
4. Utah Valley 8–6 15–14 1–1 vs. Cal State Bakersfield
5. UMKC 5–9 10–17
6. Seattle 3–11 9–20
7. Chicago State 2–12 4–24

Schedule[]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
1 1 2:00 PM #4 Utah Valley vs. #5 UMKC WAC DN 894
2 4:30 PM #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #7 Chicago State
3 7:00 PM #3 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #6 Seattle
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
2 4 12:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Utah Valley WAC DN 1,618
5 2:30 PM #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game – Saturday, March 12
3 6 1:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley ESPNU 777
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
         
1 New Mexico State 58
4 Utah Valley 44
4 Utah Valley 61
5 UMKC 53
1 New Mexico State 80
2 UTRGV 53
2 UTRGV 60
7 Chicago State 52
2 UTRGV 732OT
3 Cal State Bakersfield 72
3 Cal State Bakerfield 62
6 Seattle 55

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