2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship

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2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
TeamsEight
Finals siteRichard J. Currie Centre
Fredericton, New Brunswick
ChampionsSaskatchewan Huskies (1st title)
Runner-upRyerson Rams

The 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's basketball season.[1] It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre.

This proved to be the last Women'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 U Sports.[2]

Participating teams

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Seed Team Qualified
1 McGill Martlets Quebec University Champion
2 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Champion
3 Saint Mary's Huskies Atlantic University Champion
4 Regina Cougars Canada West Finalist
5 Ryerson Rams Ontario University Champion
6 Alberta Pandas Canada West Bronze Medalist
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees Ontario University Finalist
8 UNB Varsity Reds Host (Atlantic University Semi-Finalist)

Championship Bracket

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First Round: March 17 Semi-Finals: March 14 Final: March 15
         
1 McGill Martlets 58
8 UNB Varsity Reds 52
1 McGill Martlets 72
5 Ryerson Rams 87
4 Regina Cougars 70
5 Ryerson Rams 73
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 85
5 Ryerson Rams 71
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 73
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 62
2 Saskatchewan Huskies 65 Bronze Medal Game: March 20
3 Saint Mary's Huskies 58
3 Saint Mary's Huskies 53 1 McGill Martlets 43
6 Alberta Pandas 52 3 Saint Mary's Huskies 73

Consolation Bracket

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Semi-Finals: March 18 Fifth Place Game: March 19
      
4 Regina Cougars 68
8 UNB Varsity Reds 56
4 Regina Cougars 73
6 Alberta Pandas 74
6 Alberta Pandas 69
7 Ottawa Gee-Gees 60

References

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  1. ^ "PREVIEW 2016 ArcelorMittal Dofasco CIS women's basketball championship: New champions will be crowned in Fredericton". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  2. ^ "Introducing U Sports" (Press release). U Sports. October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ CIS list of participating teams
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