2016 America East Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 America East Women's Basketball Tournament is a tournament that began March 5 and concluded with the championship game on March 11 at SEFCU Arena. Albany defeated Maine in the championship to win their 5th consecutive American East Tournament title and earn an automatic trip NCAA Women's Tournament.
| 2016 America East Women's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Quarterfinals site | Binghamton University Events Center Binghamton, NY |
| Semifinals site | Binghamton University Events Center Binghamton, NY |
| Finals site | SEFCU Arena Albany, NY |
| Champions | Albany (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (5th title) |
| MVP | Shereesha Richards (Albany) |
| Attendance | 6,503 |
| Television | ESPNU/ESPN3 |
America East Women's Basketball Tournaments | |
| 2015–16 America East Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell* | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 America East Tournament winner As of March 20, 2016 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | Albany | 15–1 (24–4) | 1–1 vs. Maine; higher RPI |
| #2 | Maine | 15–1 (24–7) | 1–1 vs. Albany |
| #3 | Stony Brook | 8–8 (16–13) | 2–2 vs. Binghamton, UMBC; 2–0 vs. Hartford |
| #4 | UMBC | 8–8 (17–12) | 2–2 vs. Binghamton, Stony Brook; 4–4 in conference away games |
| #5 | Binghamton | 8–8 (13–15) | 2–2 vs. UMBC, Stony Brook; 3–5 in conference away games |
| #6 | Hartford | 7–9 (11–18) | |
| #7 | New Hampshire | 6–10 (12–17) | |
| #8 | Vermont | 4–12 (9–20) |
Schedule
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 | ||||||
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 | ||||||
| Championship Game – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
| *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket and Results
| Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5, 2016 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 6, 2016 ESPN3 | Championship Game Friday, March 11, 2016 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hartford | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Stony Brook | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | New Hampshire | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Maine | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Albany | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Albany | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Vermont | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Albany | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Binghamton | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMBC | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Binghamton | 49 | ||||||||||||
All times listed are Eastern
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