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2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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2016 (2016) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteIndependence Events Center
Missouri Independence, Missouri
ChampionsMidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Runner-upBaker Wildcats (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearJon Lewis (MidAmerica Nazarene)
Player of the yearLindsey Burd (Campbellsville)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Jasmine Webb (MidAmerica Nazarene)
Chuck Taylor MVPKyleesha Weston (MidAmerica Nazarene)
Top scorerErin Legel (Campbellsville)
(60 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2015 2017»

The 2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2015–16 basketball season.

MidAmerica Nazarene defeated Baker (KS) in the championship game, 49–35, to claim the Pioneers' first NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Our Lady of the Lake 82
8 William Woods 52
1 Our Lady of the Lake 63
5 Benedictine (KS) 71
5 Benedictine (KS) 55*
4 Montana State Northern 53
5 Benedictine (KS) 45
2 Campbellsville 36
3 The Master's 59
6 Loyola New Orleans 57
3 The Master's 55
2 Campbellsville 62
7 Xavier Louisiana 50
2 Campbellsville 75
5 Benedictine (KS) 34
6 Baker (KS) 50
2 Shawnee State 77
7 Langston 69
2 Shawnee State 56
6 Baker (KS) 70
6 Baker (KS) 80
3 Columbia (MO) 71
6 Baker (KS) 71
4 Lewis–Clark State 52
4 Lewis–Clark State 67
5 Oklahoma City 52
4 Lewis–Clark State 75
8 Cumberland (TN) 70
8 Cumberland (TN) 56
1 Bethel (TN) 51
6 Baker (KS) 35
2 MidAmerica Nazarene 49
1 Lyon (AR) 58
8 LSU Shreveport 48
1 Lyon (AR) 50
5 Great Falls 60
5 Great Falls 70
4 Central Methodist 58
5 Great Falls 68
6 Pikeville 75
3 Wayland Baptist 65
6 Pikeville 70
6 Pikeville 77
2 Vanguard 57
7 Auburn Montgomery 53
2 Vanguard 60
6 Pikeville 70
2 MidAmerica Nazarene 78
2 MidAmerica Nazarene 68
7 Martin Methodist 53
2 MidAmerica Nazarene 59
3 Freed–Hardeman 51
6 Carroll (MT) 44
3 Freed–Hardeman 51
2 MidAmerica Nazarene 60
5 Lindsey Wilson 44
4 Talladega 67
5 Lindsey Wilson 69
5 Lindsey Wilson 63
1 Westmont 59
8 Huston–Tillotson 47
1 Westmont 82

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 30, 2022.