| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Arena: | Kimmel Arena |
| City: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions: | UNC Asheville |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Chatori Major |
| Mvpteam: | UNC Asheville |
| Attendance: | 7,695 |
The 2016 Big South women's basketball tournament is a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place from March 10–13, 2015, at the Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina. All rounds after 1st were broadcast on ESPN3, 1st Round on Big South Network.
All 11 teams were eligible for the tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNC Asheville | 16–4 | 23–6 | |
| 2 | Liberty | 15–5 | 18–11 | |
| 3 | Radford | 13–5 | 17–12 | 1–1 vs. Gardner-Webb, 2–0 vs. Presbyterian |
| 4 | Gardner-Webb | 13–5 | 19–11 | 1–1 vs. Presbyterian, vs. 1–1 vs. Radford |
| 5 | Presbyterian | 13–5 | 17–12 | 1–1 vs. Gardner-Webb, 0–2 vs. Radford |
| 6 | High Point | 10–10 | 11–18 | |
| 7 | Charleston Southern | 8–12 | 13–16 | |
| 8 | Campbell | 7–13 | 13–16 | 2–0 vs. Coastal Carolina |
| 9 | Coastal Carolina | 7–13 | 12–17 | 0–2 vs. Campbell |
| 10 | Longwood | 5–15 | 8–21 | |
| 11 | Winthrop | 3–17 | 4–25 | |
| ‡ – Big South regular season champion. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | ||||
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round - Thursday, March 10 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 pm |
| BSN | 1,489 | |
| 2 | 4:30 pm |
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| 3 | 7:00 pm |
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| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 11 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | 1,217 | |
| 5 | 2:00 pm |
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| 3 | 6 | 6:00 pm |
| 1,206 | ||
| 7 | 8:00 pm |
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| Semifinals - Saturday, March 12 | ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 2:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | 1,891 | |
| 9 | 4:00 pm |
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| Championship Game - Sunday, March 13 | ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 2:00 pm |
| ESPN3 | 1,892 | |