2016 CAA women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2016 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

2016 CAA women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams10
SiteShow Place Arena
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
ChampionsJames Madison (9th title)
Winning coachKenny Brooks (5th title)
MVPJazmon Gwathmey (James Madison)
Attendance7,609
TelevisionCSN, ASN, CAA.tv
CAA women's basketball tournaments
2015–16 CAA women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
James Madison171 .944276  .818
Hofstra135 .722259  .735
Drexel135 .7221914  .576
Elon117 .6111813  .581
Delaware108 .5561615  .516
Northeastern99 .5001516  .484
William & Mary612 .3331515  .500
College of Charleston513 .2781120  .355
UNC Wilmington315 .167723  .233
Towson315 .167724  .226
2016 CAA tournament winner
As of March 28, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 James Madison ‡† 17–1 24–5
2 Drexel † 13–5 17–12 1–1 vs Elon
3 Hofstra † 13–5 22–7 0–2 vs Elon
4 Elon † 11–7 18–11
5 Delaware † 10–8 15–14 1–1 vs Elon
6 Northeastern † 10–8 15–14 0–2 vs Elon
7 William & Mary 6–12 15–14
8 College of Charleston 5–13 10–19
9 UNC Wilmington 3–15 7–22 2–0 vs Towson
10 Towson 3–15 6–23 0–2 vs UNCW
‡ – CAA regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9, 2016
1 1 12:00 pm #9 UNC Wilmington 62 vs. #8 College of Charleston 71 CAA.tv 509
2 2:30 pm #10 Towson 71 vs. #7 William & Mary 65
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2016
2 3 12:00 pm #8 College of Charleston 50 vs. #1 James Madison 53 ASN 1,147
4 2:30 pm #5 Delaware 57 vs #4 Elon 50
3 5 5:00 pm #10 Towson 54 vs. #2 Drexel 71 1,147
6 7:30 pm #6 Northeastern 65 vs #3 Hofstra 54
Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2016
4 7 1:30 pm #5 Delaware 47 vs. #1 James Madison 68 CSN 1,216
8 4:00 pm #6 Northeastern 45 vs. #2 Drexel 58
Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2016
5 9 4:00 pm #2 Drexel 46 vs #1 James Madison 60 CSN 1,207
*Game times in ET.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 9
CAA.tv
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
ASN
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
CSN
Final
Saturday, March 12
CSN
            
1 James Madison 53
8 College of Charleston 50
8 College of Charleston 71
9 UNC Wilmington 62
1 James Madison 68
5 Delaware 47
4 Elon 50
5 Delaware 57
1 James Madison 60
2 Drexel 46
2 Drexel 71
10 Towson 54
7 William & Mary 65
10 Towson 71
2 Drexel 58
6 Northeastern 45
6 Northeastern 65
3 Hofstra 54

See also

References

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