The 2016 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held between Thursday, March 3 and Sunday, March 6 in Asheville, North Carolina, at the U.S. Cellular Center.
Seeds Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
SeedSchoolConf (Overall)Tiebreaker#1Mercer12–2 (22–7)1–1 vs. Chattanooga; 2–0 vs. Samford#2Chattanooga12–2 (21–7)1–1 vs. Mercer; 1–1 vs. Samford#3Samford11–3 (19–10)#4East Tennessee State8–6 (16–13)#5Furman7–7 (14–15)#6Wofford3–11 (9–19)1–1 vs. Western Carolina; higher RPI#7Western Carolina3–11 (6–21)1–1 vs. Wofford#8UNC Greensboro0–14 (8–21)
Schedule All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 32111:30 AM#1 Mercer vs. #8 UNC GreensboroESPN321:45 PM#4 East Tennessee State vs. #5 Furman364:00 PM#2 Chattanooga vs. #7 Western Carolina2,57736:15 PM#3 Samford vs. #6 Wofford Semifinals – Friday, March 44411:00 AM#1 Mercer vs. #5 FurmanESPN351:15 PM#2 Chattanooga vs. #3 Samford Championship Game – Sunday, March 66101:00 PM#1 Mercer vs. #2 ChattanoogaESPN31,320 *Game Times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
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