| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | West Coast Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Finalarena: | Orleans Arena |
| Finalcity: | Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions: | San Francisco |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Jennifer Azzi |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Taylor Proctor |
| Mvpteam: | San Francisco |
| Attendance: | 32,209 |
| Television: | ESPNU/BYUtv |
| Different Previous: | 2015 |
| Different Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–8, 2016, at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds will be determined solely on conference record. San Francisco won the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 16–2 | 24–4 | |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 14–4 | 23–6 | |
| 3 | San Diego | 13–5 | 23–6 | 1–1 vs. SCU, 1–1 vs. BYU |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 13–5 | 22–7 | 1–1 vs. USD, 0–2 vs. BYU |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 10–8 | 18–12 | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 9–9 | 18–11 | |
| 7 | Loyola Marymount | 6–12 | 10–19 | 2–0 vs. Pacific |
| 8 | Pacific | 6–12 | 13–16 | 0–2 vs. LMU |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 2–16 | 6–23 | |
| 10 | Portland | 1–17 | 5–26 | |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 3, 2016 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM |
| BYUtv | 6,071 | |
| 2 | 2:00 PM |
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| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 & Friday March 4, 2016 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM |
| BYUtv | 6,071 | |
| 4 | 8:00 PM |
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| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM |
| 6,261 | ||
| 6 | 2:00 PM |
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| Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2016 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 PM |
| BYUtv | 6,990 | |
| 8 | 2:00 PM |
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| Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2016 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM |
| ESPNU | 6,816 | |
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Series History: Pacific leads series 6–3
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski----
Series History: Portland leads series 31–29
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski----
Series History: San Diego leads series 38–27
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
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Series History: Gonzaga leads series 34–28
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler----
Series History: BYU leads series 12–2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski----
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 45–16
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski----
Series History: BYU leads series 12–1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler----
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 39–24
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler----
Series History: BYU leads series 15–2
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Chiney Ogwumike (ESPNU)
Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)----