2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship

The 2016 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 17–20, 2016 in Vancouver, British Columbia.,^[1][2] hosted by the University of British Columbia at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. This was the second time UBC has hosted, and the third time the tournament has been played in B.C.

In dynastic fashion, the Carleton Ravens won their sixth straight title, their 12th in 14 years, this time over the Calgary Dinos. The Ryerson Rams, ranked number one in the country going into the tournament (a first in any sport for the school), took the bronze medal over the Dalhousie Tigers in a second consecutive third place finish.

All tournament games were shown live online via the CIS website (using Stretch Internet), with the semi-final and final games on a pay-per-view basis. The semi-final and final games were on television's Sportsnet 360 and on its online service.

Participating Teams

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Seed	Team	Qualified	Regular season record/ Playoff record
1	Ryerson Rams	Ontario University Champion	17-2/3-0
2	Carleton Ravens	Ontario University Runner-Up	16-3/2-1
3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	At-Large	17-2/2-1
4	Calgary Dinos	Canada West Champion	17-3/4-0
5	McGill Redmen	Quebec University Champion	12-4/2-0
6	Dalhousie Tigers	Atlantic University Champion	13-7/2-0
7	Thompson Rivers WolfPack	Canada West Runner-Up	16-4/4-1
8	UBC Thunderbirds	Host (Canada West 3rd Place)	16-4/3-1

Championship Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

	First Round: March 17					Semi-Finals: March 19					Final: March 20
	7	Thompson Rivers WolfPack	75
	2	Carleton Ravens	91
						2	Carleton Ravens	76
						6	Dalhousie Tigers	66
	6	Dalhousie Tigers	87
	3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	83
											2	Carleton Ravens	101
											4	Calgary Dinos	79
	5	McGill Redmen	69
	4	Calgary Dinos	72
						4	Calgary Dinos	98
						1	Ryerson Rams	87
	8	UBC Thunderbirds	101
	1	Ryerson Rams	109*

	Bronze Medal Game: March 20
	6	Dalhousie Tigers	78
	1	Ryerson Rams	85

Consolation Bracket

	Semi-Finals: March 18					Fifth Place Game: March 19
	7	Thompson Rivers WolfPack	77
	3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	78
						3	Ottawa Gee-Gees	76
						8	UBC Thunderbirds	93
	5	McGill Redmen	68
	8	UBC Thunderbirds	69

References

1. UBC named host of the 2016 CIS men’s basketball Final 8
2. Format changes, Super Championship Weekend officially announced
3. CIS list of participating teams

External links

• Tournament Web Site