2016 Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament

2016 Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament

Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 201516
Teams 8
Site Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions South Dakota State (7th title)
Winning coach Aaron Johnston (7th title)
MVP Macy Miller (South Dakota State)
Attendance 22,265
Television Midco Sport Network
ESPNU
Summit League Women's Basketball Tournaments
«2015  2017»
2015–16 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
South Dakota 15 1   .938     26 6   .813
South Dakota State 13 3   .813     26 6   .813
IUPUI 11 5   .688     20 10   .667
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625     14 16   .467
Western Illinois 8 8   .500     15 15   .500
Omaha 7 9   .438     15 15   .500
IPFW 3 13   .188     7 23   .233
Denver 3 13   .188     5 25   .167
North Dakota State 2 14   .125     7 22   .241
2016 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament was a post-season women's basketball tournament for The Summit League. The tournament took place March 5–8 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Top 8 teams in the final standings will qualify for the tournament. South Dakota State defeated South Dakota to win their 2nd straight Summit League Tournament title to receive an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker #1 Tiebreaker #2
1 South Dakota 15–1 23–6
2 South Dakota State 13–3 23–6
3 IUPUI 11–5 20–9
4 Oral Roberts 10–6 13–5
5 Western Illinois 8–8 15–14
6 Omaha 7–9 14–14
7 IPFW 3–13 6–23 1–1 vs. Denver
8 Denver 3–13 5–24 1–1 vs. IPFW

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Saturday March 5, 2016
1 1 12:00 PM #8 Denver vs #1 South Dakota Midco Sport Network
3,209
2 2:30 PM #7 IPFW vs #2 South Dakota State
Quarterfinals – Sunday March 6, 2016
2 3 12:00 PM #5 Western Illinois vs #4 Oral Roberts Midco Sport Network
3,172
4 2:30 PM #6 Omaha vs #3 IUPUI
Semifinals – Monday March 7, 2016
3 5 12:00 PM #1 South Dakota vs #4 Oral Roberts Midco Sport Network
7,237
6 2:30 PM #2 South Dakota State vs #6 Omaha
Championship – Tuesday March 8, 2016
7 9 1:00 PM #1 South Dakota vs. #2 South Dakota State ESPNU
8,647
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Saturday/Sunday March 5–6
Midco Sport Network
Semifinals
Monday March 7
Midco Sport Network
Championship Game
Tuesday March 8
ESPNU
         
1 South Dakota 73
8 Denver 54
1 South Dakota 78
4 Oral Roberts 61
4 Oral Roberts 68
5 Western Illinois 55
1 South Dakota 55
2 South Dakota State 61
2 South Dakota State 80
7 IPFW 60
2 South Dakota State 76
6 Omaha 58
3 IUPUI 51
6 Omaha 62

See also

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