# 2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2016 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2015–16 basketball season.
MidAmerica Nazarene defeated Baker (KS) in the championship game, 49–35, to claim the Pioneers' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Our Lady of the Lake | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | William Woods | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | William Woods | 52 | 1 | Our Lady of the Lake | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Benedictine (KS) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Benedictine (KS) | 55* | 5 | Benedictine (KS) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Montana State Northern | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Montana State Northern | 53 | | | | 5 | Benedictine (KS) | 45 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Campbellsville | 36 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | The Master's | 59 | | | | | | | 2 | Campbellsville | 36 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Loyola New Orleans | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Loyola New Orleans | 57 | 3 | The Master's | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Campbellsville | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Xavier Louisiana | 50 | 2 | Campbellsville | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Campbellsville | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Campbellsville | 75 | | | | | | | | 5 | Benedictine (KS) | 34 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Baker (KS) | 50 | | | | |
| 2 | Shawnee State | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Baker (KS) | 50 | | | | |
| 7 | Langston | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Langston | 69 | 2 | Shawnee State | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Baker (KS) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Baker (KS) | 80 | 6 | Baker (KS) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Columbia (MO) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Columbia (MO) | 71 | | | | 6 | Baker (KS) | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 67 | | | | | | | 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma City | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma City | 52 | 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Cumberland (TN) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cumberland (TN) | 56 | 8 | Cumberland (TN) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Bethel (TN) | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Bethel (TN) | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Baker (KS) | 35 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 49 |
| 1 | Lyon (AR) | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 49 |
| 8 | LSU Shreveport | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | LSU Shreveport | 48 | 1 | Lyon (AR) | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Great Falls | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Great Falls | 70 | 5 | Great Falls | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Central Methodist | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Central Methodist | 58 | | | | 5 | Great Falls | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Pikeville | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wayland Baptist | 65 | | | | | | | 6 | Pikeville | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pikeville | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pikeville | 70 | 6 | Pikeville | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Vanguard | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Auburn Montgomery | 53 | 2 | Vanguard | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vanguard | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Vanguard | 60 | | | | | | | | 6 | Pikeville | 70 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 78 | | | | |
| 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 78 | | | | |
| 7 | Martin Methodist | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Martin Methodist | 53 | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Carroll (MT) | 44 | 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 51 | | | | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 44 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Talladega | 67 | | | | | | | 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 44 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 69 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Westmont | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Huston–Tillotson | 47 | 1 | Westmont | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Westmont | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |