2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

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]

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
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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
UT 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

Seeds

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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

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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

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Bracket

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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

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2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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  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.