2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
The 2016 CIS Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[1] It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre.
This proved to be the last Women's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.[2]
Participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGill Martlets | Quebec University Champion |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic University Champion |
| 4 | Regina Cougars | Canada West Finalist |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | Ontario University Champion |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Bronze Medalist |
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ontario University Finalist |
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds | Host (Atlantic University Semi-Finalist) |
Championship Bracket
| First Round: March 17 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Final: March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies (18-2) | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alberta Pandas (17-3) | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies (19-1) | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds (12-8) | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McGill Martlets (15-1) | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McGill Martlets | 72 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ryerson Rams (16-3) | 73 | 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 73 | |||||||||
| 4 | Regina Cougars (17-3) | 70 | 1 | McGill Martlets | 43 | |||||||||
Consolation Bracket
| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | ||||||||
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) | 60 | |||||||
| 6 | Alberta Pandas (17-3) | 69 | |||||||
| 6 | Alberta Pandas | 74 | |||||||
| 4 | Regina Cougars | 73 | |||||||
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds (12-8) | 56 | |||||||
| 4 | Regina Cougars (17-3) | 68 | |||||||
References
- "PREVIEW 2016 ArcelorMittal Dofasco CIS women's basketball championship: New champions will be crowned in Fredericton". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- "Introducing U Sports" (Press release). U Sports. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- CIS list of participating teams
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