The 2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the

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held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's

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among its Division I members in the

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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

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Qualification

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

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format.

Bracket

References

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Qualification

Bracket

See also

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