2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between Thursday, March 3 and Sunday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.[1]

2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams8
SiteU.S. Cellular Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsChattanooga (17th title)
Winning coachJim Foster (3rd title)
MVPAlicia Payne (Chattanooga)
TelevisionESPN3
2015–16 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga122 .857248  .750
Mercer*122 .857249  .727
Samford113 .7862011  .645
East Tennessee State86 .5711614  .533
Furman77 .5001516  .484
Wofford311 .214920  .310
Western Carolina311 .214622  .214
UNC Greensboro014 .000822  .267
2016 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Mercer 12–2 (22–7) 1–1 vs. Chattanooga; 2–0 vs. Samford
#2 Chattanooga 12–2 (21–7) 1–1 vs. Mercer; 1–1 vs. Samford
#3 Samford 11–3 (19–10)
#4 East Tennessee State 8–6 (16–13)
#5 Furman 7–7 (14–15)
#6 Wofford 3–11 (9–19) 1–1 vs. Western Carolina; higher RPI
#7 Western Carolina 3–11 (6–21) 1–1 vs. Wofford
#8 UNC Greensboro 0–14 (8–21)

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3
2 1 11:30 AM #1 Mercer vs. #8 UNC Greensboro ESPN3
2 1:45 PM #4 East Tennessee State vs. #5 Furman
3 6 4:00 PM #2 Chattanooga vs. #7 Western Carolina 2,577
3 6:15 PM #3 Samford vs. #6 Wofford
Semifinals – Friday, March 4
4 4 11:00 AM #1 Mercer vs. #5 Furman ESPN3
5 1:15 PM #2 Chattanooga vs. #3 Samford
Championship Game – Sunday, March 6
6 10 1:00 PM #1 Mercer vs. #2 Chattanooga ESPN3 1,320
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Semifinals
Friday, March 4, 2016
Championship game
Sunday, March 6, 2016
         
1 Mercer 75
8 UNC Greensboro 53
1 Mercer 64
5 Furman 50
4 East Tennessee State 68
5 Furman 71
1 Mercer 57
2 Chattanooga 65
2 Chattanooga 74
7 Western Carolina 56
2 Chattanooga 49
3 Samford 41
3 Samford 63
6 Wofford 43

References

  1. "2016 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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