2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

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

v t e	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

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]

Seeds

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

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

^[2]

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
											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

2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

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.