2016 America East women's basketball tournament

2016 America East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams8
Quarterfinals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Binghamton, NY
Semifinals siteBinghamton University Events Center
Binghamton, NY
Finals siteSEFCU Arena
Albany, NY
ChampionsAlbany (5th title)
Winning coachKatie Abrahamson-Henderson (5th title)
MVPShereesha Richards (Albany)
Attendance6,503
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN3
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2015–16 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany † 15 – 1   .938 28 – 5   .848
Maine 15 – 1   .938 26 – 9   .743
UMBC 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563
Stony Brook 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Binghamton 8 – 8   .500 14 – 17   .452
Hartford 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367
New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400
Vermont 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300
UMass Lowell* 1 – 15   .063 4 – 24   .143
† 2016 America East tournament winner
As of March 20, 2016
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transitions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 America East women's basketball tournament is a tournament that began March 5 and concluded with the championship game on March 11 at SEFCU Arena. Albany defeated Maine in the championship game to win their fifth consecutive American East tournament title and earn an automatic trip NCAA women's tournament.[1]

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 Albany 15–1 (24–4) 1–1 vs. Maine; higher RPI
#2 Maine 15–1 (24–7) 1–1 vs. Albany
#3 Stony Brook 8–8 (16–13) 2–2 vs. Binghamton, UMBC; 2–0 vs. Hartford
#4 UMBC 8–8 (17–12) 2–2 vs. Binghamton, Stony Brook; 4–4 in conference away games
#5 Binghamton 8–8 (13–15) 2–2 vs. UMBC, Stony Brook; 3–5 in conference away games
#6 Hartford 7–9 (11–18)
#7 New Hampshire 6–10 (12–17)
#8 Vermont 4–12 (9–20)

Schedule

All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5
1 1 12:00 PM #2 Maine vs. #7 New Hampshire ESPN3 2,080
2 2:15 PM #3 Stony Brook vs. #6 Hartford
2 3 6:00 PM #1 Albany vs. #8 Vermont
4 8:15 PM #4 UMBC vs. #5 Binghamton
Semifinals – Sunday, March 6
3 5 2:00 PM #2 Maine vs. #3 Stony Brook ESPN3 2,904
6 4:15 PM #1 Albany vs. #5 Binghamton
Championship Game – Friday, March 11
4 7 4:30 PM #1 Albany vs. #2 Maine ESPNU 1,519
*Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and Results

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5, 2016
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Sunday, March 6, 2016
ESPN3 		Championship Game
Friday, March 11, 2016
ESPNU
         
3 Stony Brook 60
6 Hartford 42
3 Stony Brook 48
2 Maine 51
2 Maine 57
7 New Hampshire 48
2 Maine 58
1 Albany 59
1 Albany 95
8 Vermont 43
1 Albany 79
5 Binghamton 43
4 UMBC 41
5 Binghamton 49

All times listed are Eastern

See also

References

  1. ^ Emmert, Mark (March 11, 2016). "UMaine women lose to Albany, 59-58, in conference title game". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved February 5, 2024.