2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2016
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Independence Events Center
Fabfourcity: Independence, Missouri
Champions:MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers
Titlecount:1st
Champgamecount:1st
Champffcount:1st
Runnerup:Baker Wildcats
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Benedictine Ravens
Fabfourcount1:1st
Semifinal2:Pikeville Bears
Fabfourcount2:1st
Mvp:Kyleesha Weston
Mvpteam:MidAmerica Nazarene
Hustle:Jasmine Webb
Hustleschool:MidAmerica Nazarene
Coty:Jon Lewis
Cotyschool:MidAmerica Nazarene
Poty:Lindsey Burd
Potyschool:Campbellsville
Topscorer:Erin Legel
Topscorerteam:Campbellsville
Points:60

The 2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2015–16 basketball season.

MidAmerica Nazarene defeated Baker (KS) in the championship game, 49–35, to claim the Pioneers' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 30 March 2022.