2016 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 10, 2016, and concluded with the championship game on April 4, 2016.

The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, championship rounds for the second-consecutive year at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The championship game, along with the championship game of the Division I and Division III tournaments, were held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

In their first season of NCAA postseason eligibility after transitioning from the NAIA, the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps completed an undefeated season by defeating the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 78–73. The only blemish in the Lady Chaps' season was a 95–39 exhibition loss to eventual Division I champion Connecticut that did not count toward either team's official record.

Participants

Automatic qualifiers

Twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament by winning their conference's automatic bid.[2]

List of automatic qualifiers
Conference Team Appearance Last bid
California Collegiate Athletic Association Cal State East Bay 2nd 1989
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Philadelphia 9th 2015
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Virginia Union 6th 2004
Conference Carolinas Virginia Union 5th 2015
East Coast Conference Queens (NY) 3rd 2015
Great American Conference Arkansas Tech 13th 2015
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Ashland 6th 2015
Great Lakes Valley Conference Bellarmine 15th 2008
Great Midwest Athletic Conference Ursuline 1st —
Great Northwest Athletic Conference Alaska–Anchorage 14th 2015
Gulf South Conference Delta State 27th 2014
Heartland Conference Lubbock Christian 1st —
Lone Star Conference Angelo State 9th 2008
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Emporia State 18th 2015
Mountain East Conference Wheeling Jesuit 3rd 2006
Northeast-10 Conference Bentley 32nd 2014
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Sioux Falls 1st —
Pacific West Conference Azusa Pacific 1st —
Peach Belt Conference Lander 10th 2015
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference California (PA) 13th 2015
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado State–Pueblo 8th 2015
South Atlantic Conference Wingate 15th 2015
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Benedict 6th 2015
Sunshine State Conference Tampa 11th 2014

At-large

The remaining 40 bids to the tournament were given to teams at-large.

List of at-large bids[3]
Team Appearance Last bid
Academy of Art 3rd 2014
American International 11th 2008
Anderson (SC) 10th 2015
Augusta 4th 2008
Black Hills State 1st —
Bloomfield 2nd 2014
Cal State Dominguez Hills 8th 2015
Cal Baptist 2nd 2015
Chowan 1st —
Clayton State 11th 2014
Colorado Mines 2nd 2010
Colorado Springs 2nd 2015
Columbus State 9th 2015
Drury 13th 2015
Florida Southern 11th 2012
Florida Tech 9th 2012
Fort Hays State 3rd 2015
Francis Marion 10th 2011
Grand Valley State 11th 2011
Holy Family 12th 2015
Indiana (PA) 10th 2015
Kentucky State 4th 2015
Lewis 11th 2015
Missouri Western 12th 2007
Montana State–Billings 13th 2014
New York Tech 2nd 2013
Northern State 8th 2015
Nova Southeastern 5th 2015
Pittsburg State 9th 2015
Quincy 10th 2014
Saginaw Valley State 3rd 1997
Saint Anselm 7th 1999
Shaw 12th 2014
Texas Woman's 2nd 2011
UC San Diego 9th 2013
Union (TN) 2nd 2015
West Chester 6th 2015
West Chester 14th 2015
West Texas A&M 22nd 2015
Winona State 3rd 2011

Brackets

Atlantic Regional

Hosted by Virginia Union University at Arthur Ashe Athletic Center in Richmond, Virginia

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Virginia Union 91
8 Indiana (PA) 72
1 Virginia Union 75
4 Wheeling Jesuit 66
4 Wheeling Jesuit 71
5 West Chester 69
1 Virginia Union 91
3 West Liberty 77
2 California (PA) 80
7 Chowan 70
2 California (PA) 62
3 West Liberty 68
3 West Liberty 85
6 Shaw 70

Central Regional

Hosted by Pittsburg State University at John Lance Arena in Pittsburg, Kansas

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Emporia State 74
8 Northern State 68
1 Emporia State 66
4 Winona State 62
4 Winona State 60
5 Fort Hays State 55
1 Emporia State 74
2 Pittsburg State 78
2 Pittsburg State 79
7 Sioux Falls 39
2 Pittsburg State 91
6 Arkansas Tech 80
3 Missouri Western 80
6 Arkansas Tech 81

East Regional

Hosted by Bentley University at Dana Center in Waltham, Massachusetts

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Bentley 62
8 Saint Anselm 54
1 Bentley 77
4 Queens (NY) 67
4 Queens (NY) 76
5 Holy Family 64
1 Bentley 79
6 New York Tech 74
2 American International 61
7 Bloomfield 59
2 American International 69
6 New York Tech 73
3 Philadelphia 74
6 New York Tech 88

Midwest Regional

Hosted by Ashland University at Kates Gymnasium in Ashland, Ohio

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Ashland 72
8 Ursuline 70
1 Ashland 60
4 Drury 86
4 Drury 79
5 Quincy 71
4 Drury 60
7 Grand Valley State 62
2 Lewis 70
7 Grand Valley State 72
7 Grand Valley State 63
6 Saginaw Valley 56
3 Bellarmine 58
6 Saginaw Valley 69

South Regional

Hosted by Union University at Fred DeLay Gymnasium in Jackson, Tennessee

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Union (TN) 62
8 Tampa 72
8 Tampa 59
4 Florida Southern 69
4 Florida Southern 61
5 Kentucky State 50
4 Florida Southern 64
2 Benedict 56
2 Benedict 51
7 Florida Tech 30
2 Benedict 69
6 Nova Southeastern 57
3 Delta State 64
6 Nova Southeastern 75

Southeast Regional

Hosted by Limestone College at Timken Center in Gaffney, South Carolina

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Limestone 70
8 Augusta 79
8 Augusta 81
5 Anderson (SC) 73
4 Clayton State 56
5 Anderson (SC) 80
8 Augusta 65
2 Francis Marion 72
2 Lander 61
7 Francis Marion 62
7 Francis Marion 67
3 Columbus State 58
3 Columbus State 72
6 Wingate 72

South Central Regional

Hosted by Lubbock Christian University at Rip Griffin Center in Lubbock, Texas

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Lubbock Christian 95
8 Texas Woman's 75
1 Lubbock Christian 101
4 Angelo State 72
4 Angelo State 71
5 Colorado Mines 61
1 Lubbock Christian 88
3 West Texas A&M 68
2 Colorado State–Pueblo 60
7 Black Hills State 78
7 Black Hills State 48
3 West Texas A&M 63
3 West Texas A&M 70
6 Colorado Springs 43

West Regional

Hosted by Azusa Pacific University at Felix Event Center in Azusa, California

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64 		Regional Semifinals
Round of 32 		Regional Finals
Sweet Sixteen
         
1 Azusa Pacific 83
8 Montana State–Billings 75
1 Azusa Pacific 77
4 UC San Diego 87
4 UC San Diego 74
5 Cal State East Bay 59
4 UC San Diego 57
2 Alaska–Anchorage 72
2 Alaska–Anchorage 82
7 Cal State Dominguez Hills 53
2 Alaska–Anchorage 83
3 Cal Baptist 79
3 Cal Baptist 93
6 Academy of Art 70

Finals

Quarterfinals and semifinals were hosted at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the championship game, along with the Division I and Division III championship games, were held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

Quarterfinals
Elite Eight 		Semifinals
Final Four 		Finals
Championship Game
         
SC1 Lubbock Christian 73
S4 Florida Southern 69
SC1 Lubbock Christian 67
E1 Bentley 57
E1 Bentley 53
A1 Virginia Union 52
SC1 Lubbock Christian 78
W2 Alaska–Anchorage 73
W2 Alaska–Anchorage 79
SE7 Francis Marion 55
W2 Alaska–Anchorage 67
7 Grand Valley State 47
MW7 Grand Valley State 59
C2 Pittsburg State 56

See also

References
  1. "2016 WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR: DIVISION II AND III FINALS". Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2016-03-06/2016-division-ii-womens-basketball-championship-field
  3. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_champs_records/2015/d2/D2WBB.pdf
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