| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Lakefront Arena |
| City: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Champions: | Troy |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Chanda Rigby |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Ashley Beverly Kelley |
| Mvpteam: | Troy |
| Television: | Sun Belt Network, ESPN3 |
The 2016 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference beginning on March 9, 2016, and ending on March 12, 2016, in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Lakefront Arena. Troy upset Arkansas 61–60 in the championship game.[1]
| 2016 Sun Belt women's basketball tournament seeds and results | |||||||||
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‡Arkansas State | 19–1 | 24–3 | ||||||
| 2 | Little Rock | 16–4 | 18–10 | ||||||
| 3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 13–7 | 17–9 | ||||||
| 4 | Troy | 12–8 | 18–11 | ||||||
| 5 | South Alabama | 11–9 | 15–14 | ||||||
| 6 | Texas–Arlington | 10–10 | 15–15 | ||||||
| 7 | Texas State | 7–13 | 12–18 | 1–1 vs. Appalachian State | |||||
| 8 | Appalachian State | 7–13 | 10–19 | 1–1 vs. Texas State | |||||
| ‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. | |||||||||
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:30 am |
| 81–61 | |||
| 2 | 2:00 pm |
| 62–49 | |||
| 3 | 5:00 pm |
| 62–50 | |||
| 4 | 7:30 pm |
| 59–53 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||||
| 5 | 11:30 am |
| 89–96 | Sun Belt Network | ||
| 6 | 2:00 pm |
| 63–52 | Sun Belt Network | ||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 12 | ||||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm |
| 61–60 | ESPN3 | ||
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2016 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament