2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2016 Southland Conference I Women's 250px Tournament logo 8 Merrell Center Katy, Texas Central Arkansas 1st Sandra Rushing 1st Angela Beadle Sam Houston State SLC Digital/ESPN3/CBSSN The 2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 10–13, 2016 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament. Seeds and regular season standings Only the Top 8 teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament. If a team ineligible for the NCAA Tourney finished in the top 8, their seed fell to the next eligible team. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible for post-season play as they were in the third year of a 4-year transition from D2 to D1.Richards Joey Abilene Christian offered Southland Conference/ Division I membership http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/ Abilene Reporter August 20, 2012 March 11, 2016 November 2, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102103604/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2012/aug/20/southland-conference-ties-to-abilene-christiain/ deadIncarnate Word to join Southland during transition to D1 https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-08-20/incarnate-word-join-southland-conference-during-transition-di 20 August 2012 NCAA.com 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020045525/http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-08-20/incarnate-word-join-southland-conference-during-transition-di 20 October 2012 dead dmy-all They wouldn't be eligible for the Southland tourney until 2018. This chart shows all the teams records and standings and explains why teams advanced to the conference tourney or finished in certain tiebreaking positions. 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference recordOverall record (end of regular season)Tiebreaker 1.Abilene Christian ‡*17–126–3D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney2.Central Arkansas *16–226–3 3.Northwestern State #13–519–104.Stephen F. Austin #12–618–125.McNeese State11–719–116.Houston Baptist9–914–147.Nicholls State8–1010–18 8.Sam Houston State7–1116–122–0 vs. Lamar9.Lamar7–1111–180–2 vs. Sam Houston State10.Texas A&M–Corpus Christi6–129–20 11.New Orleans5–138–19 12.Incarnate Word3–156–231–0 vs. Southeast Louisiana, D1 transitioning, ineligible for NCAA Tourney13.Southeast Louisiana3–154–250–1 vs. Incarnate Word‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.* – received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. Schedule 2016 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament http://southland.org/documents/2016/1/20//2016_WBB_Bracket.pdf?id=708 Southland Conference March 11, 2016 SessionGameTime*Matchup#Television First round – Thursday, March 101111:00 am#5 Houston Baptist vs. #8 LamarSLC Digital21:30 pm#6 Nicholls State vs. #7 Sam Houston State Quarterfinals – Friday, March 112311:00 am#4 McNeese State vs. #8 LamarSLC Digital41:30 pm#3 Stephen F. Austin vs. #7 Sam Houston State Semifinals – Saturday, March 12351:00 pm#1 Central Arkansas vs. #4 McNeese StateESPN363:30 pm#2 Northwestern State vs. #7 Sam Houston State Championship – Sunday, March 134711:30 am#1 Central Arkansas vs #7 Sam Houston StateCBSSN *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First round Thursday, March 10SLC Digital Quarterfinals Friday, March 12SLC Digital Semifinals Saturday, March 13ESPN3 Championship Game Sunday, March 14CBSSN 5 Houston Baptist 95 8 Lamar 982OT 7 Sam Houston State 73 6 Nicholls State 64 4 McNeese State 88 8 Lamar 78 3 Stephen F. Austin 70 7 Sam Houston State 78 1 Central Arkansas 72 4 McNeese State 64 2 Northwestern State 71 7 Sam Houston State 78 1 Central Arkansas 69 7 Sam Houston State 62 See also 2016 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference women's basketball tournament References External links 2016 Southland Conference Men's and Women's Tournament Page Category:Southland Conference women's basketball tournament Category:2015–16 Southland Conference women's basketball season Southland Conference Women's basketball