2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2016 Southern Conference I Women's 8 U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, North Carolina Chattanooga 17th Jim Foster 3rd Alicia Payne Chattanooga ESPN3 The 2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between Thursday, March 3 and Sunday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.2016 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=210347093 January 19, 2015 Southern Conference Seeds Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. SeedSchoolConf (Overall)Tiebreaker#1Mercer12–2 (22–7)1–1 vs. Chattanooga; 2–0 vs. Samford#2Chattanooga12–2 (21–7)1–1 vs. Mercer; 1–1 vs. Samford#3Samford11–3 (19–10)#4East Tennessee State8–6 (16–13)#5Furman7–7 (14–15)#6Wofford3–11 (9–19)1–1 vs. Western Carolina; higher RPI#7Western Carolina3–11 (6–21)1–1 vs. Wofford#8UNC Greensboro0–14 (8–21) Schedule All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network: SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 32111:30 AM#1 Mercer vs. #8 UNC GreensboroESPN321:45 PM#4 East Tennessee State vs. #5 Furman364:00 PM#2 Chattanooga vs. #7 Western Carolina2,57736:15 PM#3 Samford vs. #6 Wofford Semifinals – Friday, March 44411:00 AM#1 Mercer vs. #5 FurmanESPN351:15 PM#2 Chattanooga vs. #3 Samford Championship Game – Sunday, March 66101:00 PM#1 Mercer vs. #2 ChattanoogaESPN31,320 *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket QuarterfinalsThursday, March 3, 2016 SemifinalsFriday, March 4, 2016 Championship gameSunday, March 6, 2016 1 Mercer 75 8 UNC Greensboro 53 4 East Tennessee State 68 5 Furman 71 2 Chattanooga 74 7 Western Carolina 56 3 Samford 63 6 Wofford 43 1 Mercer 64 5 Furman 50 2 Chattanooga 49 3 Samford 41 1 Mercer 57 2 Chattanooga 65 References Tournament SoCon women's Category:Women's sports in North Carolina Category:Southern Conference women's basketball tournament Southern Conference women's basketball tournament Southern Conference women's basketball tournament