The 2016
Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a tournament from March 7–12, 2016. This was the first year in which all Big Sky members competed in the conference tournament. All 12 teams met at the
Reno Events Center
The Reno Events Center is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena, located in downtown Reno, Nevada, that was constructed in January 2005.
It was the home to the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is a p ...
for the right to advance to the
2016 NCAA tournament. The arena seats roughly 5,000. Idaho defeated Idaho State to win their 2nd Big Sky tournament title for the first time since 1985 before returning to the Big Sky in 2014 and earn an automatic trip to the
NCAA women's tournament.
Format
Commissioner Doug Fullerton will announce the tournament format and dates later this year.
Seeds
Big Sky Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:
#Head-to-head
#Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
#Higher RPI
#Coin Flip
''* Overall record at end of regular season.''
Schedule
Bracket
See also
*
2016 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
References
{{2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament navbox
2015–16 Big Sky Conference women's basketball season
Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
Basketball competitions in Reno, Nevada
College basketball tournaments in Nevada
Women's sports in Nevada
College sports tournaments in Nevada