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2016 Big East women's basketball tournament

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2016 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteMcGrath-Phillips Arena
Chicago, IL
ChampionsSt. John's (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Tartamella (1st title)
MVPAliyyah Handford (St. John's)
Attendance9,610
TelevisionFS1
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2017 →
2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 9   .750
Seton Hall 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Villanova 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
St. John's 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Georgetown 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Marquette 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Creighton 8 10   .444 17 18   .486
Butler 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Providence 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 Big East women's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2016 Big East championship, was a tournament from March 5 to 8 at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago, Illinois. St. John's won their 4th Big East title for the first time since 1988 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

Seeds

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2016 Big East women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 DePaul 16–2 24–7
2 Villanova 12–6 19–10 1–1 vs. SHU, 1–1 vs. DEPAUL, 2–0 vs ST. JOHN'S
3 Seton Hall 12–6 22–7 1–1 vs. VILLANOVA, 1–1 vs. DEPAUL, 0–2 vs. ST. JOHN'S
4 St. John's 11–7 20–9
5 Georgetown 9–9 16–12 1–1 vs. MARQUETTE
6 Marquette 9–9 14–15 1–1 vs. GTOWN
7 Creighton 8–8 14–16 1–1 vs. XAVIER
8 Xavier 8–8 17–12 1–1 vs. CREIGHTON
9 Butler 4–14 9–20
10 Providence 1–17 5–23
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 5
1 2:00 PM #7 Creighton vs #10 Providence BEDN 1,741
2 4:30 PM #8 Xavier vs #9 Butler
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 6
3 Noon #2 Villanova vs #7 Creighton FS2 1,884
4 2:30 PM #3 Seton Hall vs #6 Marquette
5 6:00 PM #1 DePaul vs #9 Butler 2,234
6 8:30 PM #4 St. John's vs #5 Georgetown
Semifinals – Monday, March 7
7 3:00 PM #3 Seton Hall vs. #7 Creighton FS1 2,131
8 5:30 PM #1 DePaul vs #4 St. John's
Championship – Tuesday, March 8
9 7:00 PM #7 Creighton vs. #4 St. John's FS1 1,620
*Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Source:[1]

Bracket

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Opening Round
March 5, 2016
Quarterfinals
March 6, 2016
Semifinals
March 7, 2016
Championship
March 8, 2016
            
1 DePaul 76
9 Butler 49
8 Xavier 47
9 Butler 48
1 DePaul 66
4 St. John's 75
4 St. John's 65
5 Georgetown 52
4 St. John's 50
7 Creighton 37
2 Villanova 48
7 Creighton 57
7 Creighton 70
10 Providence 53
7 Creighton 77
3 Seton Hall 56
3 Seton Hall 93
6 Marquette 86

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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