# 2016 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament is part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was played in Moline, Illinois March 10–13, 2015, at the iWireless Center. The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

2016 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | ‡ - Northern Iowa | 15–3 | 20–9 | |
| 2 | # - Drake | 14–4 | 21–8 | 2–0 vs. Missouri State |
| 3 | # - Missouri State | 14–4 | 21–9 | 0–2 vs. Drake |
| 4 | # - Southern Illinois | 12–6 | 19–11 | |
| 5 | # - Loyola-Chicago | 10–8 | 14–15 | |
| 6 | # - Indiana State | 9–9 | 13–16 | |
| 7 | Illinois State | 6–12 | 8–21 | |
| 8 | Wichita State | 5–13 | 8–21 | |
| 9 | Bradley | 4–14 | 8–21 | |
| 10 | Evansville | 1–17 | 2–17 | |
| ‡ – Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | #9 Bradley vs #8 Wichita State | ESPN3 | |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | #7 Illinois State vs #10 Evansville | ESPN3 | |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 11 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs #9 Bradley | ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | #5 Loyola-Chicago vs #4 Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | #2 Drake vs #10 Evansville | ESPN3 | 1,525 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | #3 Missouri State vs #6 Indiana State | ESPN3 | 1,525 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 12 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:30 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs #4 Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | 2,241 |
| 4 | 8 | 4:00 pm | #2 Drake vs #3 Missouri State | ESPN3 | 2,241 |
| Final – Sunday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | #1 Northern Iowa vs #3 Missouri State | ESPN3 | 1,842 |
| *Game Times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Tournament bracket

| First round Thursday, March 10 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 10 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 10 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 11 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 ESPN3 | Semifinals Saturday, March 12 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPN3 | Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPN3 |
| | | | 1 | Northern Iowa | 46 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Bradley | 45 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wichita State | 51 | 9 | Bradley | 45 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bradley | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bradley | 56 | | | | 1 | Northern Iowa | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Southern Illinois | 43 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Southern Illinois | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Loyola-Chicago | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Northern Iowa | 58 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Missouri State | 71 |
| | | | 2 | Drake | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Evansville | 53 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Illinois State | 59 | 10 | Evansville | 53 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 61$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Evansville | 61$^{OT}$ | | | | 2 | Drake | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Missouri State | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Missouri State | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Indiana State | 45 | | | | | | |