2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship

Canadian university basketball championship 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship 166px 2015-16 Eight Richard J. Currie CentreFredericton, New Brunswick Saskatchewan Huskies 1st Ryerson Rams 2015 Women's Final 8 2017 The 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's basketball season.http://en.cis-sic.ca/championships/wbkb/2016/releases/preview PREVIEW 2016 ArcelorMittal Dofasco CIS women's basketball championship: New champions will be crowned in Fredericton 2016-03-20 2016-03-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160329033844/http://en.cis-sic.ca/championships/wbkb/2016/releases/preview dead It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre. This proved to be the last Women's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.http://usports.ca/en/news/580919b7bcdd8/introducing-u-sports Introducing U Sports U Sports October 20, 2016 December 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220161022/http://usports.ca/en/news/580919b7bcdd8/introducing-u-sports December 20, 2016 dead mdy-all Participating teams CIS list of participating teams Seed Team Qualified1 McGill Martlets Quebec University Champion2 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Champion3 Saint Mary's Huskies Atlantic University Champion4 Regina Cougars Canada West Finalist5 Ryerson Rams Ontario University Champion6 Alberta Pandas Canada West Bronze Medalist7 Ottawa Gee-Gees Ontario University Finalist8 UNB Varsity Reds Host (Atlantic University Semi-Finalist) Championship Bracket First Round: March 17 Semi-Finals: March 14 Final: March 15 1 McGill Martlets 58 8 UNB Varsity Reds 52 4 Regina Cougars 70 5 Ryerson Rams 73 2 Saskatchewan Huskies 73 7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 62 3 Saint Mary's Huskies 53 6 Alberta Pandas 52 1 McGill Martlets 72 5 Ryerson Rams 87 2 Saskatchewan Huskies 65 3 Saint Mary's Huskies 58 2 Saskatchewan Huskies 85 5 Ryerson Rams 71 Bronze Medal Game: March 20 1 McGill Martlets 43 3 Saint Mary's Huskies 73 Consolation Bracket Semi-Finals: March 18 Fifth Place Game: March 19 4 Regina Cougars 68 8 UNB Varsity Reds 56 6 Alberta Pandas 69 7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 60 4 Regina Cougars 73 6 Alberta Pandas 74 References External links Tournament Web Site Category:U Sports Women's Basketball Championship Basketball Championship, women Category:2015–16 in Canadian basketball Category:2016 in women's basketball Category:Women's sports in New Brunswick Category:UNB Reds Category:March 2016 sports events in Canada Category:Sports competitions in Fredericton Category:2016 in New Brunswick Category:Basketball in New Brunswick Category:2010s in Fredericton