2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Type=NAIA
| Year=2016
| Gender = Women's
| Image = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
| ImageSize = 200
| Caption =
| Teams = 32
| FabFourArena = Independence Events Center
| FabFourCity = {{flagicon|Missouri}} Independence, Missouri
| Champions = MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers
| TitleCount = 1st
| ChampGameCount = 1st
| ChampFFCount = 1st
| RunnerUp = Baker Wildcats
| GameCount = 1st
| RunnerFFCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = Benedictine Ravens
| FabFourCount1 = 1st
| Semifinal2 = Pikeville Bears
| FabFourCount2 = 1st
| MVP = Kyleesha Weston
| MVPTeam = MidAmerica Nazarene
| Hustle = Jasmine Webb
| HustleSchool = MidAmerica Nazarene
| COTY = Jon Lewis
| COTYSchool = MidAmerica Nazarene
| POTY = Lindsey Burd
| POTYSchool = Campbellsville
| TopScorer = Erin Legel
| TopScorerTeam = Campbellsville
| Points = 60
}}
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.{{cite web|title=NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History|url=https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf|work=NAIA|accessdate=30 March 2022}}
Qualification
{{see also|2015–16 NAIA Division I women's basketball season}}
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
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Second round
| RD3 = Quarterfinals
| RD4 = Semifinals
| RD5 = National championship
| team-width = 170
| score-width = 30
| seeds = yes
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Our Lady of the Lake
| RD1-score01=82
| RD1-seed02=8
| RD1-team02=William Woods
| RD1-score02=52
| RD1-seed03=5
| RD1-team03=Benedictine (KS)
| RD1-score03=55*
| RD1-seed04=4
| RD1-team04=Montana State Northern
| RD1-score04=53
| RD1-seed05=3
| RD1-team05=The Master's
| RD1-score05=59
| RD1-seed06=6
| RD1-team06=Loyola New Orleans
| RD1-score06=57
| RD1-seed07=7
| RD1-team07=Xavier Louisiana
| RD1-score07=50
| RD1-seed08=2
| RD1-team08=Campbellsville
| RD1-score08=75
| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-team09=Shawnee State
| RD1-score09=77
| RD1-seed10=7
| RD1-team10=Langston
| RD1-score10=69
| RD1-seed11=6
| RD1-team11=Baker (KS)
| RD1-score11=80
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=Columbia (MO)
| RD1-score12=71
| RD1-seed13=4
| RD1-team13=Lewis–Clark State
| RD1-score13=67
| RD1-seed14=5
| RD1-team14=Oklahoma City
| RD1-score14=52
| RD1-seed15=8
| RD1-team15=Cumberland (TN)
| RD1-score15=56
| RD1-seed16=1
| RD1-team16=Bethel (TN)
| RD1-score16=51
| RD1-seed17=1
| RD1-team17=Lyon (AR)
| RD1-score17=58
| RD1-seed18=8
| RD1-team18=LSU Shreveport
| RD1-score18=48
| RD1-seed19=5
| RD1-team19=Great Falls
| RD1-score19=70
| RD1-seed20=4
| RD1-team20=Central Methodist
| RD1-score20=58
| RD1-seed21=3
| RD1-team21=Wayland Baptist
| RD1-score21=65
| RD1-seed22=6
| RD1-team22=Pikeville
| RD1-score22=70
| RD1-seed23=7
| RD1-team23=Auburn Montgomery
| RD1-score23=53
| RD1-seed24=2
| RD1-team24=Vanguard
| RD1-score24=60
| RD1-seed25=2
| RD1-team25=MidAmerica Nazarene
| RD1-score25=68
| RD1-seed26=7
| RD1-team26=Martin Methodist
| RD1-score26=53
| RD1-seed27=6
| RD1-team27=Carroll (MT)
| RD1-score27=44
| RD1-seed28=3
| RD1-team28=Freed–Hardeman
| RD1-score28=51
| RD1-seed29=4
| RD1-team29=Talladega
| RD1-score29=67
| RD1-seed30=5
| RD1-team30=Lindsey Wilson
| RD1-score30=69
| RD1-seed31=8
| RD1-team31=Huston–Tillotson
| RD1-score31=47
| RD1-seed32=1
| RD1-team32=Westmont
| RD1-score32=82
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Our Lady of the Lake
| RD2-score01=63
| RD2-seed02=5
| RD2-team02=Benedictine (KS)
| RD2-score02=71
| RD2-seed03=3
| RD2-team03=The Master's
| RD2-score03=55
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=Campbellsville
| RD2-score04=62
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Shawnee State
| RD2-score05=56
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-team06=Baker (KS)
| RD2-score06=70
| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-team07=Lewis–Clark State
| RD2-score07=75
| RD2-seed08=8
| RD2-team08=Cumberland (TN)
| RD2-score08=70
| RD2-seed09=1
| RD2-team09=Lyon (AR)
| RD2-score09=50
| RD2-seed10=5
| RD2-team10=Great Falls
| RD2-score10=60
| RD2-seed11=6
| RD2-team11=Pikeville
| RD2-score11=77
| RD2-seed12=2
| RD2-team12=Vanguard
| RD2-score12=57
| RD2-seed13=2
| RD2-team13=MidAmerica Nazarene
| RD2-score13=59
| RD2-seed14=3
| RD2-team14=Freed–Hardeman
| RD2-score14=51
| RD2-seed15=5
| RD2-team15=Lindsey Wilson
| RD2-score15=63
| RD2-seed16=1
| RD2-team16=Westmont
| RD2-score16=59
| RD3-seed01=5
| RD3-team01=Benedictine (KS)
| RD3-score01=45
| RD3-seed02=2
| RD3-team02=Campbellsville
| RD3-score02=36
| RD3-seed03=6
| RD3-team03=Baker (KS)
| RD3-score03=71
| RD3-seed04=4
| RD3-team04=Lewis–Clark State
| RD3-score04=52
| RD3-seed05=5
| RD3-team05=Great Falls
| RD3-score05=68
| RD3-seed06=6
| RD3-team06=Pikeville
| RD3-score06=75
| RD3-seed07=2
| RD3-team07=MidAmerica Nazarene
| RD3-score07=60
| RD3-seed08=5
| RD3-team08=Lindsey Wilson
| RD3-score08=44
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01=Benedictine (KS)
| RD4-score01=34
| RD4-seed02=6
| RD4-team02=Baker (KS)
| RD4-score02=50
| RD4-seed03=6
| RD4-team03=Pikeville
| RD4-score03=70
| RD4-seed04=2
| RD4-team04=MidAmerica Nazarene
| RD4-score04=78
| RD5-seed01=6
| RD5-team01=Baker (KS)
| RD5-score01=35
| RD5-seed02=2
| RD5-team02=MidAmerica Nazarene
| RD5-score02=49
}}
See also
References
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{{NAIA Women's Basketball Tournaments}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Naia Women's Division I Basketball Tournament}}
Category:NAIA women's basketball championships