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2016 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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2016 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteBankers Life Fieldhouse (championship)
Capital University Performance Arena (semifinals)
Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana (championship)
Ohio Columbus, Ohio (semifinals)
ChampionsThomas More Saints (1st title)
Runner-upTufts Jumbos (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Hans (1st title)
MOPSydney Moss (Thomas More)
Attendance36,186
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
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The 2016 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 35th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Thomas More defeated Tufts in the championship game, 63–51, to claim the Saints' first Division III national title. While this was the second consecutive tournament win for Thomas More, the Saints' previous title from 2015 was vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions and does not count for official records.

The national semifinal rounds were hosted by Capital University at the Capital University Performance Arena in Columbus, Ohio, while the national championship game was held alone at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, also the site of the finals of that year's Division I and Division II tournaments.

Bracket

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Final Four

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Final Four National championship
      
Thomas More 74
Amherst 65
Thomas More 63
Tufts 51
Tufts 63
Wartburg 50

All-tournament team

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  • Hannah Hackley, Amherst
  • Sydney Moss, Thomas More
  • Abby Owings, Thomas More
  • Michela North, Tufts
  • Morgan Neuendorf, Wartburg

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 12, 2022.