# 2016 ACC women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference held March 2–6, 2016, in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Notre Dame won their 3rd straight ACC tournament title to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.

## Seeding

Tournament seeds are determined by teams' regular season conference record with tiebreakers determined by ACC tiebreaking rules.
2016 ACC women's basketball tournament seeds and results :
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 16–0 | 28–1 | |
| 2 | Louisville | 15–1 | 24–6 | |
| 3 | Syracuse | 13–3 | 23–6 | 1–0 vs. FSU |
| 4 | Florida State | 13–3 | 24–6 | 0–1 vs. SYR |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 10–6 | 22–7 | 1–0 vs. NCST |
| 6 | NC State | 10–6 | 19–10 | 0–1 vs. MIA |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 8–8 | 18–11 | 1–0 vs. DUKE |
| 8 | Duke | 8–8 | 19–11 | 0–1 vs. GT |
| 9 | Virginia | 6–10 | 17–13 | 1–0 vs. WF |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 6–10 | 15–14 | 0–1 vs. UVA |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 5–11 | 17–12 | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 4–12 | 12–17 | 1–0 vs. UNC |
| 13 | North Carolina | 4–12 | 14–17 | 0–1 vs. PITT |
| 14 | Boston College | 2–14 | 14–15 | |
| 15 | Clemson | 0–16 | 4–25 | |
| ‡ – ACC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the ACC Tournament. ||||||||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 2 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1:00 pm | #13 North Carolina vs #12 Pittsburgh | ACCRSN | 1,123 |
| 1 | 2 | 3:30 pm | #15 Clemson vs #10 Wake Forest | ACCRSN | 1,123 |
| 1 | 3 | 6:30 pm | #14 Boston College vs #11 Virginia Tech | ACCRSN | 1,123 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 3 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 11:00 am | #12 Pittsburgh vs #5 Miami (FL) | ACCRSN | 2,114 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:00 pm | #9 Virginia vs #8 Duke | ACCRSN | 2,114 |
| 3 | 6 | 6:00 pm | #10 Wake Forest vs #7 Georgia Tech | ACCRSN | 3,374 |
| 3 | 7 | 8:00 pm | #14 Boston College vs #6 NC State | ACCRSN | 3,374 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 11:00 am | #5 Miami (FL) vs #4 Florida State | ACCRSN | 3,148 |
| 4 | 9 | 2:00 pm | #8 Duke vs #1 Notre Dame | ACCRSN | 3,148 |
| 5 | 10 | 6:00 pm | #7 Georgia Tech vs #2 Louisville | ACCRSN | 5,034 |
| 5 | 11 | 8:00 pm | #6 NC State vs #3 Syracuse | ACCRSN | 5,034 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 6 | 12 | 12:00 pm | #5 Miami (FL) vs #1 Notre Dame | ESPNU | 5,871 |
| 6 | 13 | 2:30 pm | #3 Syracuse vs. #2 Louisville | ESPNU | 5,871 |
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 6 ||||||
| 7 | 14 | 12:30 pm | #1 Notre Dame vs #3 Syracuse | ESPN | 5,017 |
| *Game Times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 2 ACCRSN | First round Wednesday, March 2 ACCRSN | First round Wednesday, March 2 ACCRSN | Second round Thursday, March 3 ACCRSN | Second round Thursday, March 3 ACCRSN | Second round Thursday, March 3 ACCRSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 ACCRSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 ACCRSN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 ACCRSN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 ESPNU | Championship game Sunday, March 6 ESPN | Championship game Sunday, March 6 ESPN | Championship game Sunday, March 6 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | #2 Notre Dame | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Duke | 57 | 8 | Duke | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Virginia | 53 | | | | | | 1 | #2 Notre Dame | 78 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | #21 Miami | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | #14 Florida State | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Miami | 77 | 5 | #21 Miami | 74 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 82$^{OT}$ | 12 | Pittsburgh | 55 | | | | | | | | 1 | #2 Notre Dame | 68 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | #17 Syracuse | 57 |
| | | | | | | 2 | #7 Louisville | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Georgia Tech | 67 | 7 | Georgia Tech | 50 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 73 | 10 | Wake Forest | 65 | | | | | | 2 | #7 Louisville | 75 | | | |
| 15 | Clemson | 58 | | | | | | | | | 3 | #17 Syracuse | 80 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | #17 Syracuse | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | NC State | 76 | 6 | NC State | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | 37 | 14 | Boston College | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Boston College | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |