# 2016 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington from March 3–6, 2016. Oregon State defeated UCLA in the championship game to win their first Pac-12 Women's Tournament title in school history. With that win Oregon State received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:
* Record between the tied teams
* Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
* Higher RPI
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
| #1 | Oregon State | 16–2 (25–4) | 1–0 vs. ASU |
| #2 | Arizona State | 16–2 (25–5) | 0–1 vs. OSU |
| #3 | UCLA | 14–4 (22–7) | 1–0 vs. STAN |
| #4 | Stanford | 14–4 (24–6) | 0–1 vs. UCLA |
| #5 | Washington | 11–7 (20–9) | |
| #6 | Oregon | 9–9 (20–9) | |
| #7 | Utah | 8–10 (16–13) | |
| #8 | USC | 6–12 (18–12) | |
| #9 | Washington State | 5–13 (14–15) | |
| #10 | California | 4–14 (13–16) | |
| #11 | Arizona | 3–15 (12–18) | |
| #12 | Colorado | 2–16 (7–22) | |

## Schedule

Thursday-Sunday, March 3–6, 2016
The top four seeds received a first-round bye.
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Thursday, March 3 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:30 AM | #7 Utah vs. #10 California | Pac-12 Network | 3,059 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 PM | #6 Oregon vs. #11 Arizona | Pac-12 Network | 3,059 |
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #8 USC vs. #9 Washington State | Pac-12 Network | 3,680 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:30 PM | #5 Washington vs. #12 Colorado | Pac-12 Network | 3,680 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:30 AM | #2 Arizona State vs. #10 California | Pac-12 Network | 3,747 |
| 3 | 5 | 2:00 PM | #3 UCLA vs. #11 Arizona | Pac-12 Network | 3,747 |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 PM | #1 Oregon State vs. #8 USC | Pac-12 Network | 5,789 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 PM | #4 Stanford vs. #5 Washington | Pac-12 Network | 5,789 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 6:00 PM | #10 California vs. #3 UCLA | Pac-12 Network | 6,543 |
| 5 | 10 | 8:30 PM | #1 Oregon State vs. #5 Washington | Pac-12 Network | 6,543 |
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 6 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 6:00 PM | #3 UCLA vs. #1 Oregon State | ESPN | 4,759 |
| *Game Times in PT. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 2 P12N | First round Thursday, March 2 P12N | First round Thursday, March 2 P12N | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 P12N | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 P12N | Quarterfinals Friday, March 3 P12N | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 P12N | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 P12N | Semifinals Saturday, March 4 P12N | Championship Game Sunday, March 5 ESPN | Championship Game Sunday, March 5 ESPN | Championship Game Sunday, March 5 ESPN |
| | | | 1 | #8 Oregon State | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | USC | 53 | | | | | | |
| 8 | USC | 77 | 8 | USC | 53 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Washington State | 73 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Washington State | 73 | | | | 1 | #8 Oregon State | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Washington | 55 | | | |
| | | | 4 | #11 Stanford | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Washington | 73 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Washington | 67 | 5 | Washington | 73 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colorado | 51 | | | | | | | 1 | #8 Oregon State | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | #12 UCLA | 57 |
| | | | 2 | #10 Arizona State | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | California | 75 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Utah | 63 | 10 | California | 75 | | | | | | |
| 10 | California | 66$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | California | 66$^{OT}$ | | | | 10 | California | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #12 UCLA | 73$^{OT}$ | | | |
| | | | 3 | #12 UCLA | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Arizona | 51 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oregon | 68 | 11 | Arizona | 51 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Arizona | 74 | | | | | | | | | |

### All-Tournament Team

Source:
| Name | Pos. | Year | Team |
| Kristine Anigwe | F | Fr. | California |
| Jordin Canada | G | So. | UCLA |
| Ruth Hamblin | C | Sr. | Oregon State |
| Kelsey Plum | G | Jr. | Washington |
| Jamie Weisner | G | Sr. | Oregon State |
| Sydney Wiese | G | Sr. | Oregon State |

### Most Outstanding Player

| Name | Pos. | Year | Team |
| Jamie Weisner | G | Sr. | Oregon State |