2016 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament

2016 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 201516
Teams 8
Site campus sites
Champions Jacksonville (1st title)
Winning coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin (1st title)
MVP Brandi Buie (Jacksonville)
Television ESPN3
Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournaments
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2015–16 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 14 0   1.000     33 5   .868
Jacksonville 11 3   .786     22 11   .667
USC Upstate 10 4   .714     22 12   .647
Stetson 9 5   .643     20 12   .625
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429     11 19   .367
North Florida 3 11   .214     7 23   .233
Lipscomb 2 12   .143     5 25   .167
NJIT 1 13   .071     4 26   .133
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament will be the 30th edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. It takes place from March 4, 2016 through March 13, 2016 in several arenas. All games will take place at the higher of the two teams competing with the addition of NJIT. The winner will received an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament.

Format

The A-Sun Championship is a six-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams will compete in the championship.[1]

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 14–0 26–4
2 Jacksonville 11–3 19–10
3 USC Upstate 10–4 19–10
4 Stetson 9–5 18–10
5 Kennesaw State 6–8 11–18
6 North Florida 3–11 7–22
7 Lipscomb 2–12 5–24
8 NJIT 1–13 4–25
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
1 7:00 PM
#8 NJIT at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN3
1,284
2 7:00 PM
#5 Kennesaw State at #4 Stetson
415
3 7:00 PM
#6 North Florida at #3 USC Upstate
217
4 7:00 PM
#7 Lipscomb at #2 Jacksonville
263
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9
5 7:00 PM
#4 Stetson at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN3
1,505
6 7:00 PM
#3 USC Upstate at #2 Jacksonville
432
Championship – Sunday, March 13
7 2:00 PM
#2 Jacksonville at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN3
2,133
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
March 4
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 9
ESPN3
Championship
March 13
ESPN3
                           
  1  Florida Gulf Coast 60  
8  NJIT 31  
  1  Florida Gulf Coast 61  
    4  Stetson 46  
4  Stetson 74
  5  Kennesaw State 56  
    1  Florida Gulf Coast 54
  2  Jacksonville 56
  2  Jacksonville 80  
7  Lipscomb 51  
2  Jacksonville 67
    3  USC Upstate 56  
3  USC Upstate 76
  6  North Florida 50  

See also

References

  1. "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links

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