The 2016 WAC women's basketball tournament was a tournament which was held on March 9–12, 2016, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The #1 seed in the tournament will receive a first round bye to the semifinals. Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2016 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they are ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they can not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon is eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited. New Mexico State won their second straight WAC Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the 2016 NCAA tournament.
Seeds 2016 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record (End of Regular season)Tiebreaker 1.New Mexico State13–124–42.Texas–Rio Grande Valley9–517–123.Cal State Bakersfield8–611–181–1 vs. Utah Valley4.Utah Valley8–615–141–1 vs. Cal State Bakersfield5.UMKC5–910–176.Seattle3–119–207.Chicago State2–124–24
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 1 1 2:00 PM #4 Utah Valley vs. #5 UMKC WAC DN 894 2 4:30 PM #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #7 Chicago State 3 7:00 PM #3 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #6 Seattle Semifinals – Friday, March 11 2 4 12:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Utah Valley WAC DN 1,618 5 2:30 PM #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield Championship Game – Saturday, March 12 3 6 1:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley ESPNU 777 *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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See also 2016 WAC men's basketball tournament
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