The 2016 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament marked the 37th year the league now known as the ASUN Conference conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 1–6, 2016 at campus sites as top seeds hosted each round. Florida Gulf Coast won their second Atlantic Sun Tournament title and a berth in the 2016 NCAA tournament.
Seeds All 8 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament.
Stetson was ineligible to participate in the NCAA Tournament due to APR violations, but was allowed to participate in the Atlantic Sun Tournament. Had Stetson won the tournament, North Florida would have gone to the NCAA Tournament because of its regular season Atlantic Sun Conference title.
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Seed School Conference Tiebreaker1North Florida 10–4 2NJIT 8–62–0 vs. Jacksonville, 1–1 vs. FGCU3Jacksonville 8–60–2 vs. NJIT, 2–0 vs. FGCU4Florida Gulf Coast 8–61–1 vs. NJIT, 0–2 vs. Jacksonville5Kennesaw State 7–72–0 vs. Lipscomb 6Lipscomb 7–70–2 vs. Kennesaw State 7Stetson4–101–1 vs. USC Upstate, 1–1 vs. North Florida8USC Upstate4–101–1 vs. Stetson, 0–2 vs. North Florida
Schedule TimeMatchupFinal scoreTelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 17:30 pm#8 USC Upstate at #1 North Florida69–92WatchESPN3,3177:05 pm#5 Kennesaw State at #4 Florida Gulf Coast64–742,7527:00 pm#6 Lipscomb at #3 Jacksonville92–89OT7477:30 pm#7 Stetson at #2 NJIT82–671,022 Semifinals – Thursday, March 37:00 pm#7 Stetson at #6 Lipscomb96–75WatchESPN2,4657:30 pm#4 Florida Gulf Coast at #1 North Florida89–564,305 Final – Sunday, March 67:00 pm#7 Stetson at #4 Florida Gulf Coast78–80OTESPN24,670 *Game times in ET.#-Tournament seed
Bracket
See also 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament
References
External links Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Details