2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

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2016 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
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Teams64
Finals site Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Flag of Indiana.svg Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions Lubbock Christian (1st title)
Runner-up Alaska Anchorage (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Steve Gomez (1st title)
MOP Nicole Hampton (Lubbock Christian)
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The 2016 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 10, 2016, and concluded with the championship game on April 4, 2016.

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The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, championship rounds for the second-consecutive year at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The championship game, along with the championship game of the Division I and Division III tournaments, were held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. [1]

In their first season of NCAA postseason eligibility after transitioning from the NAIA, the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps completed an undefeated season by defeating the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 78–73. The only blemish in the Lady Chaps' season was a 95–39 exhibition loss to eventual Division I champion Connecticut that did not count toward either team's official record.

Participants

Automatic qualifiers

Twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament by winning their conference's automatic bid. [2]

List of automatic qualifiers
ConferenceTeamAppearanceLast bid
California Collegiate Athletic Association Cal State East Bay2nd 1989
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Philadelphia9th 2015
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Virginia Union6th 2004
Conference Carolinas Virginia Union5th 2015
East Coast Conference Queens (NY)3rd 2015
Great American Conference Arkansas Tech13th 2015
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Ashland6th 2015
Great Lakes Valley Conference Bellarmine15th 2008
Great Midwest Athletic Conference Ursuline1st—
Great Northwest Athletic Conference Alaska–Anchorage14th 2015
Gulf South Conference Delta State27th 2014
Heartland Conference Lubbock Christian 1st—
Lone Star Conference Angelo State9th 2008
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Emporia State18th 2015
Mountain East Conference Wheeling Jesuit3rd 2006
Northeast-10 Conference Bentley32nd 2014
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Sioux Falls1st—
Pacific West Conference Azusa Pacific1st—
Peach Belt Conference Lander10th 2015
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference California (PA)13th 2015
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Colorado State–Pueblo8th 2015
South Atlantic Conference Wingate15th 2015
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Benedict6th 2015
Sunshine State Conference Tampa11th 2014

At-large

The remaining 40 bids to the tournament were given to teams at-large.

List of at-large bids [3]
TeamAppearanceLast bid
Academy of Art3rd 2014
American International11th 2008
Anderson (SC)10th 2015
Augusta4th 2008
Black Hills State1st—
Bloomfield2nd 2014
Cal State Dominguez Hills8th 2015
Cal Baptist2nd 2015
Chowan1st—
Clayton State11th 2014
Colorado Mines2nd 2010
Colorado Springs2nd 2015
Columbus State9th 2015
Drury13th 2015
Florida Southern11th 2012
Florida Tech9th 2012
Fort Hays State3rd 2015
Francis Marion10th 2011
Grand Valley State11th 2011
Holy Family12th 2015
Indiana (PA)10th 2015
Kentucky State4th 2015
Lewis11th 2015
Missouri Western12th 2007
Montana State–Billings13th 2014
New York Tech2nd 2013
Northern State8th 2015
Nova Southeastern5th 2015
Pittsburg State9th 2015
Quincy10th 2014
Saginaw Valley State3rd 1997
Saint Anselm7th 1999
Shaw12th 2014
Texas Woman's2nd 2011
UC San Diego9th 2013
Union (TN)2nd 2015
West Chester6th 2015
West Chester14th 2015
West Texas A&M22nd 2015
Winona State3rd 2011

Regionals

Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia

Hosted by Virginia Union University at Arthur Ashe Athletic Center

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Virginia Union 91
8 Indiana (PA) 72
1 Virginia Union75
4 Wheeling Jesuit 66
4 Wheeling Jesuit 71
5 West Chester 69
1 Virginia Union91
3 West Liberty 77
2 California (PA) 80
7 Chowan 70
2 California (PA) 62
3 West Liberty68
3 West Liberty 85
6 Shaw 70

Central - Pittsburg, Kansas

Hosted by Pittsburg State University at John Lance Arena

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Emporia State 74
8 Northern State 68
1 Emporia State66
4 Winona State 62
4 Winona State 60
5 Fort Hays State 55
1 Emporia State 74
2 Pittsburg State78
2 Pittsburg State 79
7 Sioux Falls 39
2 Pittsburg State91
6 Arkansas Tech 80
3 Missouri Western 80
6 Arkansas Tech 81

East - Waltham, Massachusetts

Hosted by Bentley University at Dana Center

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Bentley 62
8 Saint Anselm 54
1 Bentley77
4 Queens (NY) 67
4 Queens (NY) 76
5 Holy Family 64
1 Bentley79
6 New York Tech 74
2 American International 61
7 Bloomfield 59
2 American International 69
6 New York Tech73
3 Philadelphia 74
6 New York Tech 88

Midwest - Ashland, Ohio

Hosted by Ashland University at Kates Gymnasium

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Ashland 72
8 Ursuline 70
1 Ashland 60
4 Drury86
4 Drury 79
5 Quincy 71
4 Drury 60
7 Grand Valley State62
2 Lewis 70
7 Grand Valley State 72
7 Grand Valley State63
6 Saginaw Valley 56
3 Bellarmine 58
6 Saginaw Valley 69

South - Jackson, Tennessee

Hosted by Union University at Fred DeLay Gymnasium

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Union (TN) 62
8 Tampa 72
8 Tampa 59
4 Florida Southern69
4 Florida Southern 61
5 Kentucky State 50
4 Florida Southern64
2 Benedict 56
2 Benedict 51
7 Florida Tech 30
2 Benedict69
6 Nova Southeastern 57
3 Delta State 64
6 Nova Southeastern 75

Southeast - Gaffney, South Carolina

Hosted by Limestone College at Timken Center

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Limestone 70
8 Augusta 79
8 Augusta81
5 Anderson (SC) 73
4 Clayton State 56
5 Anderson (SC) 80
8 Augusta 65
2 Francis Marion72
2 Lander 61
7 Francis Marion 62
7 Francis Marion67
3 Columbus State 58
3 Columbus State 79
6 Wingate 72

South Central - Lubbock, Texas

Hosted by Lubbock Christian University at Rip Griffin Center

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 10 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Lubbock Christian 95
8 Texas Woman's 75
1 Lubbock Christian101
4 Angelo State 72
4 Angelo State 71
5 Colorado Mines 61
1 Lubbock Christian88
3 West Texas A&M 68
2 Colorado State–Pueblo 60
7 Black Hills State 78
7 Black Hills State 48
3 West Texas A&M63
3 West Texas A&M 70
6 Colorado Springs 43

West - Azusa, California

Hosted by Azusa Pacific University at Felix Event Center

Regional Quarterfinals
Round of 64
March 11 		Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional finals
Sweet Sixteen
March 14
         
1 Azusa Pacific 83
8 Montana State–Billings 75
1 Azusa Pacific 77
4 UC San Diego87
4 UC San Diego 74
5 Cal State East Bay 59
4 UC San Diego 57
2 Alaska–Anchorage72
2 Alaska–Anchorage 82
7 Cal State Dominguez Hills 53
2 Alaska–Anchorage83
3 Cal Baptist 79
3 Cal Baptist 93
6 Academy of Art 70

Elite Eight - Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Indianapolis, Indiana

Quarterfinals and semifinals location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls Host: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

Championship game location: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis (along with the Division I and Division III championship games) Hosts: Horizon League and IUPU-Indianapolis [1]

Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 22 		Semifinals
Final Four
March 23 		Finals
Championship Game
April 4
         
SC1 Lubbock Christian73
S4 Florida Southern 69
SC1 Lubbock Christian67
E1 Bentley 57
E1 Bentley53
A1 Virginia Union 52
SC1 Lubbock Christian78
W2 Alaska–Anchorage 73
W2 Alaska–Anchorage79
SE7 Francis Marion 55
W2 Alaska–Anchorage67
MW7 Grand Valley State 47
MW7 Grand Valley State59
C2 Pittsburg State 56

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