2016 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 February 2024 2016 Big West Conference I Women's 150px Big West tournament Logo 8 Bren Events CenterHonda Center Irvine, CAAnaheim, CA Hawai'i 2nd Laura Beeman 1st Ashleigh Karaitiana Hawaii ESPN3FS PRIME/FCS Pacific The 2016 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 8–12, 2016. The first two rounds occurred at Bren Events Center while the semifinals and championship were at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. CSUN were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Cal Poly in the first round. The tournament was won by Hawai'i, who defeated UC Davis in the championship game.https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article65762937.html Hawaii’s size too much for UC Davis women in Big West title game Joseph D'Hippolito The Sacramento Bee March 12, 2016 February 5, 2024 Format The top eight teams qualified for the 2016 Big West tournament. Seeds 1 and 2 received a double-bye while seeds 3 and 4 received a single bye. The first round featured 5 vs. 8 and 6 vs. 7. The lowest seed from round 1 moved on to play seed 3 in the quarterfinals while the other winner moved on to play seed 4 in the quarterfinals. The semifinals once again had the lowest seed from the quarterfinals move on to play seed 1 while the other remaining seed played seed 2 in the semifinals. Bracket First roundTuesday, March 8ESPN3 Quarterfinals (Re-Seeded)Wednesday, March 9ESPN3 Semifinals (Re-Seeded)Friday, March 11ESPN3 Championship gameSaturday, March 12FS PRIME/FCS Pacific 5 UC Santa Barbara 62 8 UC Irvine 43 6 Cal Poly 72 7 CSUN 51 4 UC Davis 71 5 UC Santa Barbara 67 3 Long Beach State 54 6 Cal Poly 52 2 Hawaii 76 3 Long Beach State 60 1 UC Riverside 72 4 UC Davis 81 4 UC Davis 59 2 Hawaii 78 References Tournament Category:Big West Conference women's basketball tournament