# 2016 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was a tournament that played March 2–6 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.

## Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
| #1 | George Washington | 13–3 (23–6) | 2–0 vs. Saint Louis, Duquesne |
| #2 | Saint Louis | 13–3 (23–6) | 1–1 vs. GW, Duquesne |
| #3 | Duquesne | 13–3 (25–4) | 0–2 vs. Saint Louis, GW |
| #4 | St. Bonaventure | 12–4 (23–6) | |
| #5 | VCU | 10–6 (21–8) | |
| #6 | Fordham | 8–8 (13–16) | 1–1 vs. Saint Joe's; 1–0 vs. GW |
| #7 | Saint Joseph's | 8–8 (14–14) | 1–1 vs. Fordham; 0–1 vs. GW |
| #8 | Dayton | 7–9 (14–13) | |
| #9 | George Mason | 6–10 (11–18) | |
| #10 | Rhode Island | 5–11 (11–17) | 3–1 vs. Davidson, Richmond, UMass |
| #11 | UMass | 5–11 (11–17) | 2–2 vs. Davidson, URI, Richmond |
| #12 | Davidson | 5–11 (11–18) | 1–2 vs. URI, UMass; 1–0 vs. Richmond |
| #13 | Richmond | 5–11 (12–17) | 1–2 vs. URI, UMass; 0–1 vs. Davidson |
| #14 | La Salle | 2–14 (5–24) | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round - Wednesday, March 2 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:30 pm | #13 Richmond vs. #12 Davidson | A10 Net | 604 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | #14 La Salle vs. #11 UMass | A10 Net | 604 |
| Second round - Thursday, March 3 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:30 am | #9 George Mason vs. #8 Dayton | A10 Net | |
| 2 | 4 | 2:00 pm | #13 Richmond vs. #5 VCU | A10 Net | |
| 3 | 5 | 4:30 pm | #10 Rhode Island vs. #7 Saint Joseph's | A10 Net | |
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | #11 UMass vs. #6 Fordham | A10 Net | |
| Quarterfinals - Friday, March 4 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:30 am | #9 George Mason vs. #1 George Washington | ASN | |
| 4 | 8 | 2:00 pm | #5 VCU vs. #4 St. Bonventure | ASN | |
| 5 | 9 | 4:30 pm | #10 Rhode Island vs. #2 Saint Louis | ASN | 2,041 |
| 5 | 10 | 7:00 pm | #6 Fordham vs. #3 Duquesne | ASN | 2,041 |
| Semifinals - Saturday, March 5 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 11:00 am | #1 George Washington vs. #5 VCU | CBSSN | 1,335 |
| 6 | 12 | 1:30 pm | #2 Saint Louis vs. #3 Duquesne | CBSSN | 1,335 |
| Championship - Sunday, March 6 ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 1:00 pm | #1 George Washington vs. #3 Duquesne | ESPNU | 2,673 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 2 | First round Wednesday, March 2 | First round Wednesday, March 2 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 ASN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 ASN | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 ASN | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 6 ESPNU |
| | | | | | | 1 | George Washington | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Dayton | 62 | 9 | George Mason | 48 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | George Mason | 66 | | | | | | 1 | George Washington | 72 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | VCU | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | St. Bonaventure | 50 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | VCU | 62 | 5 | VCU | 59 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Davidson | 51 | 13 | Richmond | 42 | | | | | | | | 1 | George Washington | 63 |
| 13 | Richmond | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | Duquesne | 60 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Saint Louis | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Saint Joseph's | 76 | 10 | Rhode Island | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Rhode Island | 81 | | | | | | 2 | Saint Louis | 52 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Duquesne | 56 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Duquesne | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Fordham | 73$^{OT}$ | 6 | Fordham | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | UMass | 81 | 11 | UMass | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | La Salle | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |