2016 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a tournament from March 7-12, 2016. This was the first year in which all Big Sky members competed in the conference tournament. All 12 teams met at the Reno Events Center for the right to advance to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The arena seats roughly 5,000.[1] Idaho defeated Idaho State to win their 2nd Big Sky Tournament title for the first time since 1985 before returning to the Big Sky in 2014 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.

2016 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
SiteReno Events Center
Reno, NV
ChampionsIdaho (2nd title)
Winning coachJon Newlee (1st title)
MVPMikayla Ferenz (Idaho)
Attendance9,578
TelevisionWatch Big Sky
2015–16 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State14–4 .778  21–10  .677
Idaho †13–5 .722  24–10  .706
Eastern Washington13–5 .722  20–12  .625
North Dakota13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Montana12–6 .667  20–11  .645
Weber State11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Sacramento State10–8 .556  14–17  .452
Idaho State8–10 .444  18–15  .545
Northern Colorado8–10 .444  13–16  .448
Northern Arizona2–16 .111  6–24  .200
Southern Utah2–16 .111  5–25  .167
Portland State2–16 .111  4–26  .133
† 2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

Commissioner Doug Fullerton will announce the tournament format and dates later this year.[2]

Seeds

Big Sky Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

  1. Head-to-head
  2. Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
  3. Higher RPI
  4. Coin Flip
Seed School Conference Overall* Tiebreaker
1 Montana State 14–4 21–8
2 Eastern Washington 13–5 21–9 3–1 vs. IDAHO, UND
3 Idaho 13–5 21–9 2–2 vs. EWU, UND
4 North Dakota 13–5 17–12 1–3 vs. EWU, IDAHO
5 Montana 12–6 19–10
6 Weber State 11–7 19–10
7 Sacramento State 10–8 13–16
8 Northern Colorado 8–10 15–14 2–0 vs. ISU
9 Idaho State 8–10 15–14 0–2 vs. UNC
10 Southern Utah 2–16 5–25 2–1 vs. NAU, PSU
11 Portland State 2–16 4–25 1–1 vs. NAU, SUU
12 Northern Arizona 2–16 6–13 1–2 vs. SUU, PSU

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Monday, March 7
1
1
 12:05 PM
#8 Northern Colorado vs. #9 Idaho State
Watch Big Sky
277
2
 2:35 PM
#5 Montana vs. #12 Northern Arizona
2
3
 5:35 PM
#7 Sacramento State vs. #10 Southern Utah
1,274
4
 8:05 PM
#6 Weber State vs. #11 Portland State
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
3
5
 12:05 PM
#1 Montana State vs. #9 Idaho State
Watch Big Sky
1,104
6
 2:35 PM
#4 North Dakota vs. #5 Montana
1,263
4
7
 5:35 PM
#2 Eastern Washington vs. #7 Sacramento State
1,320
8
 8:05 PM
#3 Idaho vs. #6 Weber State
1,343
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
5
9
 12:05 PM
#9 Idaho State vs. #4 North Dakota
Watch Big Sky
1,080
10
 2:35 PM
#2 Eastern Washington vs. #3 Idaho
827
Championship Game – Saturday, March 12
6
11
 12:05 PM
#9 Idaho State vs. #3 Idaho
Watch Big Sky
1,090
*Game Times in PT.

Bracket

[3]

  First Round
Monday, March 7
Watch Big Sky		 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9
Watch Big Sky		 Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Watch Big Sky		 Championship
Saturday, March 12
Watch Big Sky
                                     
       
  1 Montana State 50  
    9 Idaho State 52  
8 Northern Colorado 45
9 Idaho State 54  
  9 Idaho State 69  
  4 North Dakota 54  
       
       
  4 North Dakota 65
    5 Montana 62  
5 Montana 78
12 Northern Arizona 63  
  9 Idaho State 55
  3 Idaho 67
       
       
  2 Eastern Washington 100
    7 Sacramento State 97  
7 Sacramento State 102
10 Southern Utah 89  
  2 Eastern Washington 71
  3 Idaho 86  
       
       
  3 Idaho 86OT
    6 Weber State 83  
6 Weber State 91
11 Portland State 68  
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See also

References
  1. "Big Sky basketball tournaments will be played in Reno". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  2. "Big Sky basketball tournaments heading to Reno". KPAX-TV. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
  3. "The 2016 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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