2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was held on March 6, 9, and 13, 2016. The 2016 Northeast Conference tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on March 6 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on March 9, and the finals on March 13.

2016 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Champions	Robert Morris (6th title)
Winning coach	Sal Buscaglia (3rd title)
MVP	Anna Niki Stamolamprou (Robert Morris)
Northeast Conference women's basketball tournaments

2015–16 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Sacred Heart	16	–	2		.889			20	–	13		.606
Bryant	14	–	4		.778			18	–	13		.581
Robert Morris†	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Saint Francis (PA)	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Central Connecticut	9	–	9		.500			12	–	18		.400
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
LIU Brooklyn	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Mount St. Mary's	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
St. Francis Brooklyn	4	–	14		.222			7	–	22		.241
Wagner	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
† 2016 NEC tournament winner As of March 19, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Sunday, March 6 NEC Front Row					Semifinals Wednesday, March 9 NEC Front Row					Championship Sunday, March 13 ESPNU
	1	Sacred Heart	66
	8	Mount St. Mary's	47
						1	Sacred Heart	92
						4	Saint Francis (PA)	71
	4	Saint Francis (PA)	83
	5	Central Connecticut	77
											1	Sacred Heart	51
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											3	Robert Morris	56
	2	Bryant	70
	7	LIU Brooklyn	56
						2	Bryant	59
						3	Robert Morris	72
	3	Robert Morris	68
	6	Fairleigh Dickinson	59

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

Name	School
Anna Niki Stamolamprou	Robert Morris
Ashley Ravelli	Robert Morris
Hannah Kimmel	Sacred Heart
Shelby Hickey	Sacred Heart
Alex Klein	Bryant