2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
| 2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions | Chattanooga (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Foster (3rd title) |
| MVP | Alicia Payne (Chattanooga) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer* | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2016 SoCon Tournament winner As of March 18, 2016 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Seeds
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "2016 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Southern Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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