2016 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington from March 3–6, 2016. Oregon State defeated UCLA in the championship game to win their first Pac-12 Women's Tournament title in school history. With that win Oregon State received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament.

2016 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams12
SiteKeyArena
Seattle, WA
ChampionsOregon State (1st title)
Winning coachScott Rueck (1st title)
MVPJamie Weisner (Oregon State)
Attendance27,577
TelevisionPac-12 Network, ESPN
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Oregon State †16–2 .889  32–5  .865
No. 11 Arizona State16–2 .889  26–7  .788
No. 13 Stanford14–4 .778  27–8  .771
No. 10 UCLA14–4 .778  26–9  .743
Washington11–7 .611  26–11  .703
Oregon9–9 .500  24–11  .686
Utah8–10 .444  18–15  .545
USC6–12 .333  19–13  .594
Washington State5–13 .278  14–16  .467
California4–14 .222  15–17  .469
Arizona3–15 .167  13–19  .406
Colorado2–16 .111  7–23  .233
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:

  • Record between the tied teams
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher RPI
Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Oregon State 16–2 (25–4) 1–0 vs. ASU
#2 Arizona State 16–2 (25–5) 0–1 vs. OSU
#3 UCLA 14–4 (22–7) 1–0 vs. STAN
#4 Stanford 14–4 (24–6) 0–1 vs. UCLA
#5 Washington 11–7 (20–9)
#6 Oregon 9–9 (20–9)
#7 Utah 8–10 (16–13)
#8 USC 6–12 (18–12)
#9 Washington State 5–13 (14–15)
#10 California 4–14 (13–16)
#11 Arizona 3–15 (12–18)
#12 Colorado 2–16 (7–22)

Schedule

Thursday-Sunday, March 3–6, 2016

The top four seeds received a first-round bye.

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 3
1
1
 11:30 AM
#7 Utah vs. #10 California
Pac-12 Network
3,059
2
 2:00 PM
#6 Oregon vs. #11 Arizona
2
3
 6:00 PM
#8 USC vs. #9 Washington State
3,680
4
 8:30 PM
#5 Washington vs. #12 Colorado
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
3
5
 11:30 AM
#2 Arizona State vs. #10 California
Pac-12 Network
3,747
5
 2:00 PM
#3 UCLA vs. #11 Arizona
4
7
 6:00 PM
#1 Oregon State vs. #8 USC
5,789
8
 8:30 PM
#4 Stanford vs. #5 Washington
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
5
9
 6:00 PM
#10 California vs. #3 UCLA
Pac-12 Network
6,543
10
 8:30 PM
#1 Oregon State vs. #5 Washington
Championship Game – Sunday, March 6
6
11
 6:00 PM
#3 UCLA vs. #1 Oregon State
ESPN
4,759
*Game Times in PT.

Bracket
  First Round
Thursday, March 2
P12N		 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
P12N		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
P12N		 Championship Game
Sunday, March 5
ESPN
                                     
       
  1 #8 Oregon State 63  
    8 USC 53  
8 USC 77
9 Washington State 73  
  1 #8 Oregon State 57  
  5 Washington 55  
       
       
  4 #11 Stanford 65
    5 Washington 73  
5 Washington 67
12 Colorado 51  
  1 #8 Oregon State 69
  3 #12 UCLA 57
       
       
  2 #10 Arizona State 64
    10 California 75  
7 Utah 63
10 California 66OT  
  10 California 67
  3 #12 UCLA 73OT  
       
       
  3 #12 UCLA 72
    11 Arizona 51  
6 Oregon 68
11 Arizona 74  

Notes
  • March 4, 2016 – Head coach Niya Butts coached her last game for the University of Arizona
  • All-tournament Team: Jamie Weisner, Oregon State University (Most Outstanding Player); Jordin Canada, UCLA;

See also

2016 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

References
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