The 2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 9, 2016, and ending on March 12, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Lakefront Arena. Troy upset Arkansas 61–60 in the championship game.
Seeds 2016 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker1 ‡Arkansas State 19–1 24–32 Little Rock 16–4 18–10 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 13–7 17–94 Troy 12–8 18–11 5 South Alabama 11–9 15–14 6 Texas–Arlington 10–10 15–15 7 Texas State 7–13 12–18 1–1 vs. Appalachian State8 Appalachian State 7–13 10–19 1–1 vs. Texas State‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions.
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9111:30 am#1 Arkansas State vs. #8 Appalachian State81–6122:00 pm#4 Troy vs. #5 South Alabama62–4935:00 pm#2 Little Rock vs. #7 Texas State62–5047:30 pm#3 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. #6 UT Arlington59–53 Semifinals – Friday, March 11511:30 am#1 Arkansas State vs. #4 Troy89–96Sun Belt Network62:00 pm#2 Little Rock vs. #3 Louisiana–Lafayette63–52Sun Belt Network Championship Game – Saturday, March 1277:00 pm#4 Troy vs. #2 Little Rock61–60ESPN3 *Game Times in CT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
See also 2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
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