| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | America East |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Quarterarena: | Binghamton University Events Center |
| Quartercity: | Binghamton, NY |
| Semiarena: | Binghamton University Events Center |
| Semicity: | Binghamton, NY |
| Finalarena: | SEFCU Arena |
| Finalcity: | Albany, NY |
| Champions: | Albany |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Katie Abrahamson-Henderson |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | Shereesha Richards |
| Mvpteam: | Albany |
| Attendance: | 6,503 |
| Television: | ESPNU/ESPN3 |
The 2016 America East women's basketball tournament is a tournament that began March 5 and concluded with the championship game on March 11 at SEFCU Arena. Albany defeated Maine in the championship game to win their fifth consecutive American East tournament title and earn an automatic trip NCAA women's tournament.[1]
Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 15–1 (24–4) | 1–1 vs. Maine; higher RPI | |
| Maine | 15–1 (24–7) | 1–1 vs. Albany | |
| Stony Brook | 8–8 (16–13) | 2–2 vs. Binghamton, UMBC; 2–0 vs. Hartford | |
| UMBC | 8–8 (17–12) | 2–2 vs. Binghamton, Stony Brook; 4–4 in conference away games | |
| Binghamton | 8–8 (13–15) | 2–2 vs. UMBC, Stony Brook; 3–5 in conference away games | |
| Hartford | 7–9 (11–18) | ||
| New Hampshire | 6–10 (12–17) | ||
| Vermont | 4–12 (9–20) |
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM |
| ESPN3 | 2,080 | |
| 2 | 2:15 PM |
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| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM |
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| 4 | 8:15 PM |
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| Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 2:00 PM |
| ESPN3 | 2,904 | |
| 6 | 4:15 PM |
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| Championship Game – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:30 PM |
| ESPNU | 1,519 | |
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All times listed are Eastern