2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 NAIA 2016 Women's National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 32 Independence Events Center Missouri Independence, Missouri MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers 1st 1st 1st Baker Wildcats 1st 1st Benedictine Ravens 1st Pikeville Bears 1st Kyleesha Weston MidAmerica Nazarene Jasmine Webb MidAmerica Nazarene Jon Lewis MidAmerica Nazarene Lindsey Burd Campbellsville Erin Legel Campbellsville 60 The 2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2015–16 basketball season. MidAmerica Nazarene defeated Baker (KS) in the championship game, 49–35, to claim the Pioneers' first NAIA national title. The tournament was played at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf NAIA 30 March 2022 Qualification 2015–16 NAIA Division I women's basketball season The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance. The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format. Bracket First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship 170 30 yes high 1 Our Lady of the Lake 82 8 William Woods 52 5 Benedictine (KS) 55* 4 Montana State Northern 53 3 The Master's 59 6 Loyola New Orleans 57 7 Xavier Louisiana 50 2 Campbellsville 75 2 Shawnee State 77 7 Langston 69 6 Baker (KS) 80 3 Columbia (MO) 71 4 Lewis–Clark State 67 5 Oklahoma City 52 8 Cumberland (TN) 56 1 Bethel (TN) 51 1 Lyon (AR) 58 8 LSU Shreveport 48 5 Great Falls 70 4 Central Methodist 58 3 Wayland Baptist 65 6 Pikeville 70 7 Auburn Montgomery 53 2 Vanguard 60 2 MidAmerica Nazarene 68 7 Martin Methodist 53 6 Carroll (MT) 44 3 Freed–Hardeman 51 4 Talladega 67 5 Lindsey Wilson 69 8 Huston–Tillotson 47 1 Westmont 82 1 Our Lady of the Lake 63 5 Benedictine (KS) 71 3 The Master's 55 2 Campbellsville 62 2 Shawnee State 56 6 Baker (KS) 70 4 Lewis–Clark State 75 8 Cumberland (TN) 70 1 Lyon (AR) 50 5 Great Falls 60 6 Pikeville 77 2 Vanguard 57 2 MidAmerica Nazarene 59 3 Freed–Hardeman 51 5 Lindsey Wilson 63 1 Westmont 59 5 Benedictine (KS) 45 2 Campbellsville 36 6 Baker (KS) 71 4 Lewis–Clark State 52 5 Great Falls 68 6 Pikeville 75 2 MidAmerica Nazarene 60 5 Lindsey Wilson 44 5 Benedictine (KS) 34 6 Baker (KS) 50 6 Pikeville 70 2 MidAmerica Nazarene 78 6 Baker (KS) 35 2 MidAmerica Nazarene 49 See also 2016 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2016 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References NAIA Category:NAIA women's basketball championships Category:2016 in sports in Missouri Category:Women's sports in Missouri