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.

2016 ACC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams15
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
ChampionsNotre Dame (3rd title)
Winning coachMuffet McGraw (3rd title)
MVPMadison Cable (Notre Dame)
Attendance25,681
TelevisionESPN, ESPNU, ACCRSN
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2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 16 0   1.000 33 2   .943
No. 8 Louisville 15 1   .938 26 8   .765
No. 14 Syracuse 13 3   .813 30 8   .789
No. 17 Florida State 13 3   .813 25 8   .758
No. 19 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
NC State 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Duke 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Georgia Tech 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 6 10   .375 18 16   .529
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 17 16   .515
Virginia Tech 5 11   .313 18 14   .563
North Carolina 4 12   .250 14 18   .438
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 18   .419
Boston College 2 14   .125 15 16   .484
Clemson 0 16   .000 4 26   .133
2016 ACC tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

Seeding

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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

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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
2 3:30 pm #15 Clemson vs #10 Wake Forest
3 6:30 pm #14 Boston College vs #11 Virginia Tech
Second round – Thursday, March 3
2 4 11:00 am #12 Pittsburgh vs #5 Miami (FL) ACCRSN 2,114
5 2:00 pm #9 Virginia vs #8 Duke
3 6 6:00 pm #10 Wake Forest vs #7 Georgia Tech 3,374
7 8:00 pm #14 Boston College vs #6 NC State
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 4
4 8 11:00 am #5 Miami (FL) vs #4 Florida State ACCRSN 3,148
9 2:00 pm #8 Duke vs #1 Notre Dame
5 10 6:00 pm #7 Georgia Tech vs #2 Louisville 5,034
11 8:00 pm #6 NC State vs #3 Syracuse
Semifinals – Saturday, March 5
6 12 12:00 pm #5 Miami (FL) vs #1 Notre Dame ESPNU 5,871
13 2:30 pm #3 Syracuse vs. #2 Louisville
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

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First round
Wednesday, March 2
ACCRSN
Second round
Thursday, March 3
ACCRSN
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
ACCRSN
Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
ESPNU
Championship game
Sunday, March 6
ESPN
1#2 Notre Dame83
8Duke578Duke54
9Virginia531#2 Notre Dame78
5#21 Miami67
4#14 Florida State56
5Miami775#21 Miami74
12Pittsburgh82OT12Pittsburgh551#2 Notre Dame68
13North Carolina723#17 Syracuse57
2#7 Louisville60
7Georgia Tech677Georgia Tech50
10Wake Forest7310Wake Forest652#7 Louisville75
15Clemson583#17 Syracuse80
3#17 Syracuse80
6NC State766NC State61
11Virginia Tech3714Boston College60
14Boston College49

Awards and honors

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See also

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References

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