The 2016 American Athletic Conference softball tournament was held at the

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on the campus of the

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from May 12 through May 14, 2016. The event determined the champion of the American Athletic Conference for the

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. Third-seeded won the Tournament for the first time and earned the American Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the

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. All games were televised; the quarterfinals and semifinals were shown on the American Digital Network while the championship was broadcast on

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. Previous winners of the Tournament were

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in 2015 and former member Louisville in 2014.

Format and seeding

The conference's seven teams were seeded based on conference winning percentage from the round-robin regular season. The teams then played a single-elimination tournament with the top seed earning a single bye.

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Most Outstanding Player

Caitlin Sill was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Sill was a pitcher for Tulsa who earned two wins in the tournament without allowing a run.

References

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