| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | MAAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Arena: | Times Union Center |
| City: | Albany, NY |
| Champions: | Iona |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Billi Godsey |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Marina Lizarazu |
| Mvpteam: | Iona |
| Television: | ESPNU/ESPN3 |
The 2016 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–7 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. Iona defeated Quinnipiac to win their first MAAC Tournament to earn their first automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament in school history.
Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 17–3 (22–7) | ||
| Iona | 16–4 (20–11) | ||
| Marist | 14–6 (15–15) | ||
| Fairfield | 11–9 (16–13) | 3–1 vs. Monmouth, Manhattan | |
| Monmouth | 11–9 (13–16) | 2–2 vs. Manhattan, Fairfield | |
| Manhattan | 11–9 (14–15) | 1–3 vs. Fairfield, Monmouth | |
| Siena | 10–10 (13–17) | ||
| Canisius | 8–12 (13–16) | ||
| Niagara | 5–15 (8–21) | 1–1 vs. Rider | |
| Rider | 5–15 (7–22) | 1–1 vs. Niagara | |
| St. Peter's | 2–18 (4–25) |
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, March 3 | ||||||
| 1 | 9:30 am |
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| 2 | 11:30 am |
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| 3 | 1:30 pm |
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| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 & Saturday, March 5 | ||||||
| 4 | Noon |
| 2,844 | |||
| 5 | 2:30 pm |
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| 6 | 12:00 pm |
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| 7 | 2:30 pm |
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| Semifinals – Sunday, March 6 | ||||||
| 8 | 11:00 am |
| ESPN3 | |||
| 9 | 1:30 pm |
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| Championship – Monday, March 7 | ||||||
| 10 | 2:30 pm |
| ESPNU | 1,534 | ||
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All times listed are Eastern