2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

US college basketball competition August 2023 March 2026 Women's 2016 II NCAA logo.svg 125px 64 Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse Lubbock Christian 1st Alaska Anchorage 1st Bentley 10th Grand Valley State 2nd Steve Gomez 1st Nicole Hampton Lubbock Christian The 2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 10, 2016, and concluded with the championship game on April 4, 2016. The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, championship rounds for the second-consecutive year at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The championship game, along with the championship game of the Division I and Division III tournaments, were held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.2016 Women's Final Four: Division II And III Finals http://www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com/event/2016-04-04-2016-womens-final-four-division-ii-and-iii-finals/ BankersLifeFieldhouse.com April 3, 2016 April 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160403034847/http://www.bankerslifefieldhouse.com/event/2016-04-04-2016-womens-final-four-division-ii-and-iii-finals/ dead In their first season of NCAA postseason eligibility after transitioning from the NAIA, the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps completed an undefeated season by defeating the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 78–73. The only blemish in the Lady Chaps' season was a 95–39 exhibition loss to eventual Division I champion Connecticut that did not count toward either team's official record. Participants Automatic qualifiers Twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament by winning their conference's automatic bid.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2016-03-06/2016-division-ii-womens-basketball-championship-field 2016 Division II Women's Basketball Championship field announced NCAA Indianapolis, Indiana March 7, 2016 April 29, 2022 +List of automatic qualifiersConference TeamAppearance Last bid California Collegiate Athletic Association Cal State East Bay 2nd 1989 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Philadelphia 9th 2015 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Virginia Union 6th 2004 Conference Carolinas Virginia Union 5th 2015 East Coast Conference Queens (NY) 3rd 2015 Great American Conference Arkansas Tech 13th 2015 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Ashland 6th 2015 Great Lakes Valley Conference Bellarmine 15th 2008 Great Midwest Athletic Conference Ursuline 1st — Great Northwest Athletic Conference Alaska–Anchorage 14th 2015 Gulf South Conference Delta State 27th 2014 Heartland Conference Lubbock Christian 1st — Lone Star Conference Angelo State 9th 2008 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Emporia State 18th 2015 Mountain East Conference Wheeling Jesuit 3rd 2006 Northeast-10 Conference Bentley 32nd 2014 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Sioux Falls 1st — Pacific West Conference Azusa Pacific 1st — Peach Belt Conference Lander 10th 2015 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference California (PA) 13th 2015 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado State–Pueblo 8th 2015 South Atlantic Conference Wingate 15th 2015 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Benedict 6th 2015 Sunshine State Conference Tampa 11th 2014 At-large The remaining 40 bids to the tournament were given to teams at-large. +List of at-large bidshttp://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_champs_records/2016/d2/D2.pdf Division II Women's Basketball Championships Record Book 2016 NCAA April 29, 2022 TeamAppearance Last bid Academy of Art 3rd 2014 American International 11th 2008 Anderson (SC) 10th 2015 Augusta 4th 2008 Black Hills State 1st — Bloomfield 2nd 2014 Cal State Dominguez Hills 8th 2015 Cal Baptist 2nd 2015 Chowan 1st — Clayton State 11th 2014 Colorado Mines 2nd 2010 Colorado Springs 2nd 2015 Columbus State 9th 2015 Drury 13th 2015 Florida Southern 11th 2012 Florida Tech 9th 2012 Fort Hays State 3rd 2015 Francis Marion 10th 2011 Grand Valley State 11th 2011 Holy Family 12th 2015 Indiana (PA) 10th 2015 Kentucky State 4th 2015 Lewis 11th 2015 Missouri Western 12th 2007 Montana State–Billings 13th 2014 New York Tech 2nd 2013 Northern State 8th 2015 Nova Southeastern 5th 2015 Pittsburg State 9th 2015 Quincy 10th 2014 Saginaw Valley State 3rd 1997 Saint Anselm 7th 1999 Shaw 12th 2014 Texas Woman's 2nd 2011 UC San Diego 9th 2013 Union (TN) 2nd 2015 West Chester 6th 2015 West Chester 14th 2015 West Texas A&M 22nd 2015 Winona State 3rd 2011 Regionals Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia Hosted by Virginia Union University at Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Virginia Union 91 8 Indiana (PA) 72 4 Wheeling Jesuit 71 5 West Chester 69 2 California (PA) 80 7 Chowan 70 3 West Liberty 85 6 Shaw 70 1 Virginia Union 75 4 Wheeling Jesuit 66 2 California (PA) 62 3 West Liberty 68 1 Virginia Union 91 3 West Liberty 77 Central - Pittsburg, Kansas Hosted by Pittsburg State University at John Lance Arena Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Emporia State 74 8 Northern State 68 4 Winona State 60 5 Fort Hays State 55 2 Pittsburg State 79 7 Sioux Falls 39 3 Missouri Western 80 6 Arkansas Tech 81 1 Emporia State 66 4 Winona State 62 2 Pittsburg State 91 6 Arkansas Tech 80 1 Emporia State 74 2 Pittsburg State 78 East - Waltham, Massachusetts Hosted by Bentley University at Dana Center Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Bentley 62 8 Saint Anselm 54 4 Queens (NY) 76 5 Holy Family 64 2 American International 61 7 Bloomfield 59 3 Philadelphia 74 6 New York Tech 88 1 Bentley 77 4 Queens (NY) 67 2 American International 69 6 New York Tech 73 1 Bentley 79 6 New York Tech 74 Midwest - Ashland, Ohio Hosted by Ashland University at Kates Gymnasium Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Ashland 72 8 Ursuline 70 4 Drury 79 5 Quincy 71 2 Lewis 70 7 Grand Valley State 72 3 Bellarmine 58 6 Saginaw Valley 69 1 Ashland 60 4 Drury 86 7 Grand Valley State 63 6 Saginaw Valley 56 4 Drury 60 7 Grand Valley State 62 South - Jackson, Tennessee Hosted by Union University at Fred DeLay Gymnasium Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Union (TN) 62 8 Tampa 72 4 Florida Southern 61 5 Kentucky State 50 2 Benedict 51 7 Florida Tech 30 3 Delta State 64 6 Nova Southeastern 75 8 Tampa 59 4 Florida Southern 69 2 Benedict 69 6 Nova Southeastern 57 4 Florida Southern 64 2 Benedict 56 Southeast - Gaffney, South Carolina Hosted by Limestone College at Timken Center Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Limestone 70 8 Augusta 79 4 Clayton State 56 5 Anderson (SC) 80 2 Lander 61 7 Francis Marion 62 3 Columbus State 79 6 Wingate 72 8 Augusta 81 5 Anderson (SC) 73 7 Francis Marion 67 3 Columbus State 58 8 Augusta 65 2 Francis Marion 72 South Central - Lubbock, Texas Hosted by Lubbock Christian University at Rip Griffin Center Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 10 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Lubbock Christian 95 8 Texas Woman's 75 4 Angelo State 71 5 Colorado Mines 61 2 Colorado State–Pueblo 60 7 Black Hills State 78 3 West Texas A&M 70 6 Colorado Springs 43 1 Lubbock Christian 101 4 Angelo State 72 7 Black Hills State 48 3 West Texas A&M 63 1 Lubbock Christian 88 3 West Texas A&M 68 West - Azusa, California Hosted by Azusa Pacific University at Felix Event Center Regional QuarterfinalsRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional finalsSweet SixteenMarch 14 1 Azusa Pacific 83 8 Montana State–Billings 75 4 UC San Diego 74 5 Cal State East Bay 59 2 Alaska–Anchorage 82 7 Cal State Dominguez Hills 53 3 Cal Baptist 93 6 Academy of Art 70 1 Azusa Pacific 77 4 UC San Diego 87 2 Alaska–Anchorage 83 3 Cal Baptist 79 4 UC San Diego 57 2 Alaska–Anchorage 72 Elite Eight - Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Indianapolis, Indiana Quarterfinals and semifinals location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls Host: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Championship game location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (along with the Division I and Division III championship games) Hosts: Horizon League and IUPU-Indianapolis QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 22 SemifinalsFinal FourMarch 23 FinalsChampionship GameApril 4 SC1 Lubbock Christian 73 S4 Florida Southern 69 E1 Bentley 53 A1 Virginia Union 52 W2 Alaska–Anchorage 79 SE7 Francis Marion 55 MW7 Grand Valley State 59 C2 Pittsburg State 56 SC1 Lubbock Christian 67 E1 Bentley 57 W2 Alaska–Anchorage 67 MW7 Grand Valley State 47 SC1 Lubbock Christian 78 W2 Alaska–Anchorage 73 See also 2016 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2016 National Invitation Tournament 2016 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2016 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References 2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com External links Official Website Category:NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Lubbock, Texas Category:Basketball competitions in Indianapolis Category:Women's sports in Indianapolis Category:College basketball tournaments in Indiana Category:2010s in Indianapolis