2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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.

2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	8
Site	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions	Troy (1st title)
Winning coach	Chanda Rigby (1st title)
MVP	Ashley Beverly Kelley (Troy)
Television	Sun Belt Network, ESPN3
Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments

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
Texas–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

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

References

External links

• 2016 Sun Belt Women's Basketball Championship