2016 Southland Conference women's basketball 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian* 17 – 1   .944 26 – 4   .867
Central Arkansas † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 4   .875
Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Houston Baptist 9 – 9   .500 14 – 15   .483
Nicholls State 8 – 10   .444 10 – 19   .345
Sam Houston State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Lamar 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Texas A&M–CC 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
New Orleans 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
Incarnate Word* 3 – 15   .167 6 – 23   .207
SE Louisiana 3 – 15   .167 4 – 25   .138
† 2016 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
Rankings from AP poll


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.

Seeds and regular season standings

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
Seed School Conference record Overall record
(end of regular season) 		Tiebreaker
1. Abilene Christian ‡* 17–1 26–3 D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney
2. Central Arkansas * 16–2 26–3
3. Northwestern State # 13–5 19–10
4. Stephen F. Austin # 12–6 18–12
5. McNeese State 11–7 19–11
6. Houston Baptist 9–9 14–14
7. Nicholls State 8–10 10–18
8. Sam Houston State 7–11 16–12 2–0 vs. Lamar
9. Lamar 7–11 11–18 0–2 vs. Sam Houston State
10. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 6–12 9–20
11. New Orleans 5–13 8–19
12. Incarnate Word 3–15 6–23 1–0 vs. Southeast Louisiana, D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney
13. Southeast Louisiana 3–15 4–25 0–1 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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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Thursday, March 10
1 1 11:00 am #5 Houston Baptist vs. #8 Lamar SLC Digital
2 1:30 pm #6 Nicholls State vs. #7 Sam Houston State
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11
2 3 11:00 am #4 McNeese State vs. #8 Lamar SLC Digital
4 1:30 pm #3 Stephen F. Austin vs. #7 Sam Houston State
Semifinals – Saturday, March 12
3 5 1:00 pm #1 Central Arkansas vs. #4 McNeese State ESPN3
6 3:30 pm #2 Northwestern State vs. #7 Sam Houston State
Championship – Sunday, March 13
4 7 11:30 am #1 Central Arkansas vs #7 Sam Houston State CBSSN
*Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 10
SLC Digital 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
SLC Digital 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
ESPN3 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 14
CBSSN
1 Central Arkansas 72
4 McNeese State 64
4 McNeese State 88
5 Houston Baptist 95 8 Lamar 78
8 Lamar 982OT 1 Central Arkansas 69
7 Sam Houston State 62
2 Northwestern State 71
7 Sam Houston State 78
3 Stephen F. Austin 70
7 Sam Houston State 73 7 Sam Houston State 78
6 Nicholls State 64

See also

References

  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.