2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2016
| Conference = Patriot League
| Division = I
| Gender = Women's
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| Teams = 10
| Arena = Campus sites
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| Champions = Army
| TitleCount = 3rd
| Coach = Dave Magarity
| CoachCount = 3rd
| MVP = Kelsey Minato
| MVPTeam = Army
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{{2015–16 Patriot League women's basketball standings}}
The 2016 Patriot League women's basketball tournament was held March 5, 7, 11 and 12 at campus sites of the higher seed. Army defeated Loyola (MD) to win their 3rd Patriot League title and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.
Seeds
Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:
- Head-to-head record between the teams involved in the tie
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
- Higher RPI entering the tournament, as published by College Basketball News
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!Seed !School !Conference !Overall !Tiebreaker |
| 1
|align=left|Army |17–1 |26–2 | Higher RPI as of March 3 |
| 2
|align=left|Bucknell |17–1 |23–6 | |
| 3
|align=left|Loyola (MD) |11–7 |14–15 | |
| 4
|align=left|Lehigh |10–8 |17–12 |1–1 vs. Holy Cross, 2–0 vs. Loyola |
| 5
|align=left|Holy Cross |10–8 |14–15 |1–1 vs. Lehigh, 0–2 vs. Loyola |
| 6
|align=left|Navy |9–9 |15–14 | |
| 7
|align=left|American |5–13 |7–22 | |
| 8
|align=left|Colgate |4–14 |6–22 |2–0 vs. Lafayette |
| 9
|align=left|Lafayette |4–14 |6–22 |0–2 vs. Colgate |
| 10
|align=left|Boston University |3–15 |3–26 | |
Schedule
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!Game !Time* !Matchup !Television !Attendance |
| colspan=5| First round – Saturday, March 5 |
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| 1
|2:00 PM |#10 Boston University at #7 American |rowspan=2|PLN |177 |
| 2
|4:00 PM |#9 Lafayette at #8 Colgate |717 |
| colspan=5| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 7 |
| 3
|7:30 PM |#8 Colgate at #1 Army |rowspan=4|PLN |641 |
| 4
|7:00 PM |#5 Holy Cross at #4 Lehigh |470 |
| 5
|7:00 PM |#6 Navy at #3 Loyola (MD) |532 |
| 6
|7:00 PM |#7 American at #2 Bucknell |661 |
| colspan=5| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |
| 7
|5:00 PM |#4 Lehigh at #1 Army |rowspan=2|PLN | |
| 8
|7:30 PM |#3 Loyola (MD) at #2 Bucknell |768 |
| colspan=5| Championship – Saturday, March 12 |
| 9
|6:00 pm |#3 Loyola (MD) at #1 Army |CBSSN |1,121 |
| colspan=5| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games hosted by higher-seeded team. |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = First round
March 5
Patriot League Network
| RD2 = Quarterfinals
March 7
Patriot League Network
| RD3 = Semifinals
March 11
Patriot League Network
| RD4 = Championship
March 12
CBS Sports Network
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=Colgate
| RD1-score03=80
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=Lafayette
| RD1-score04=68
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=American
| RD1-score11=61
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Boston University
| RD1-score12=53
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Army
| RD2-score01=89
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Colgate
| RD2-score02=62
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Lehigh
| RD2-score03=64
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=Holy Cross
| RD2-score04=48
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Bucknell
| RD2-score05=73
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=American
| RD2-score06=65
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Loyola (MD)
| RD2-score07=44
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Navy
| RD2-score08=42
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Army
| RD3-score01=76
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=Lehigh
| RD3-score02=46
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Bucknell
| RD3-score03=53
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=Loyola (MD)
| RD3-score04=65
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Army
| RD4-score01=69
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Loyola (MD)
| RD4-score02=51
}}
References
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{{Patriot League women's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament navbox}}