2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament


The 2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 10–13, 2016 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsCentral Arkansas (1st title)
Winning coachSandra Rushing (1st title)
MVPAngela Beadle (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionSLC Digital/ESPN3/CBSSN
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2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Abilene Christian*171 .944264 .867
Central Arkansas162 .889284 .875
Northwestern State135 .7221912 .613
Stephen F. Austin126 .6671812 .600
McNeese State117 .6112013 .606
Houston Baptist99 .5001415 .483
Nicholls State810 .4441019 .345
Sam Houston State711 .3891418 .438
Lamar711 .3891219 .387
Texas A&M-CC612 .333920 .310
New Orleans513 .278819 .296
Incarnate Word*315 .167623 .207
SE Louisiana315 .167425 .138
2016 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds and regular season standings

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Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tourney finished in the top 8, their seed fell to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the third year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1.[1][2] They wouldn't be eligible for the Southland tourney until 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions.

2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConference recordOverall record
(end of regular season)
Tiebreaker
1.Abilene Christian ‡*17–126–3D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney
2.Central Arkansas *16–226–3
3.Northwestern State #13–519–10
4.Stephen F. Austin #12–618–12
5.McNeese State11–719–11
6.Houston Baptist9–914–14
7.Nicholls State8–1010–18
8.Sam Houston State7–1116–122–0 vs. Lamar
9.Lamar7–1111–180–2 vs. Sam Houston State
10.Texas A&M–Corpus Christi6–129–20
11.New Orleans5–138–19
12.Incarnate Word3–156–231–0 vs. Southeast Louisiana, D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney
13.Southeast Louisiana3–154–250–1 vs. Incarnate Word
‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.
* – received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.
# – received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television
First round – Thursday, March 10
1111:00 am#5 Houston Baptist vs. #8 LamarSLC Digital
21:30 pm#6 Nicholls State vs. #7 Sam Houston State
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
2311:00 am#4 McNeese State vs. #8 LamarSLC Digital
41:30 pm#3 Stephen F. Austin vs. #7 Sam Houston State
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
351:00 pm#1 Central Arkansas vs. #4 McNeese StateESPN3
63:30 pm#2 Northwestern State vs. #7 Sam Houston State
Championship – Sunday, March 13
4711:30 am#1 Central Arkansas vs #7 Sam Houston StateCBSSN
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 10
SLC Digital
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
SLC Digital
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
ESPN3
Championship Game
Sunday, March 14
CBSSN
1Central Arkansas72
4McNeese State64
4McNeese State88
5Houston Baptist958Lamar78
8Lamar982OT1Central Arkansas69
7Sam Houston State62
2Northwestern State71
7Sam Houston State78
3Stephen F. Austin70
7Sam Houston State737Sam Houston State78
6Nicholls State64

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Richards, Joey (August 20, 2012). "Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership". Abilene Reporter. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Incarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1". NCAA.com. 20 August 2012. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  3. ^ "2016 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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