The 2016 CIS Men's Basketball Championship was held March 17–20, 2016 in

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, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS men's basketball season. hosted by the

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at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. This was the second time UBC hosted, and the third time the tournament was played in B.C. In dynastic fashion, the

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won their sixth straight title, their 12th in 14 years, this time over the

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. The

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, ranked number one in the country going into the tournament (a first in any sport for the school), took the bronze medal over the

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in a second consecutive third-place finish. Carleton set a record with the win, earning the most national championships in men's basketball than any top division college in Canada or the United States. (Carleton and

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were tied with 11 wins, prior to this.) All tournament games were shown live online via the CIS website (using Stretch Internet), with the semi-final and final games on a pay-per-view basis. The semi-final and final games were on television's

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and on its online service. This proved to be the last Men's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to

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Participating teams

CIS list of participating teams
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Championship Bracket

Consolation Bracket

References

External links

Tournament Web Site
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