2016 ASUN women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2016
Conference:ASUN
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:8
Arena:campus sites
Champions:Jacksonville
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Yolett McPhee-McCuin
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Brandi Buie
Mvpteam:Jacksonville
Television:ESPN3
Different Previous:2015

The 2016 ASUN women's basketball tournament was the 30th edition of the ASUN Conference championship. It took place March 4, 2016, through March 13, 2016, in several arenas. All games took place at the higher of the two teams competing with the addition of NJIT. The winner 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

SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1Florida Gulf Coast14–026–4
2Jacksonville11–319–10
3USC Upstate10–419–10
4Stetson9–518–10
5Kennesaw State6–811–18
6North Florida3–117–22
7Lipscomb2–125–24
8NJIT1–134–25
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
17:00 PM
  1. 8 NJIT at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN31,284
27:00 PM
  1. 5 Kennesaw State at #4 Stetson
415
37:00 PM
  1. 6 North Florida at #3 USC Upstate
217
47:00 PM
  1. 7 Lipscomb at #2 Jacksonville
263
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9
57:00 PM
  1. 4 Stetson at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN31,505
67:00 PM
  1. 3 USC Upstate at #2 Jacksonville
432
Championship – Sunday, March 13
72:00 PM
  1. 2 Jacksonville at #1 Florida Gulf Coast
ESPN32,133
  • Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championship Format. Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. 26 January 2016. 2 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202100823/http://atlanticsun.org/sports/wbkb/championship/2015-16/2016_Championship. dead.