2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship
# 2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship

The 2016 CIS Women's Volleyball Championship was held March 11–13, 2016, in Brandon, Manitoba, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's volleyball season. The tournament was played at the Healthy Living Centre and hosted by Brandon University. It was the first time that Brandon had hosted the tournament and coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Brandon Bobcats volleyball program.

The OUA Champion Toronto Varsity Blues completed a perfect 25–0 season by defeating the defending champion Trinity Western Spartans in the gold medal match 3–0 to claim the first women's volleyball national championship in program history. The Varsity Blues were the first team with an undefeated record over the course of the regular season and post-season since the 2010 UBC Thunderbirds. They were also the first OUA team to win the championship since the 1976 Western Mustangs and just the second OUA program to claim a national championship title.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified | Record | Last | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | Canada West Champion | 20–4 | 2015 | 1 |
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | OUA Champion | 19–0 | None | 0 |
| 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | Canada West Finalist | 22–2 | None | 0 |
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | RSEQ Champion | 17–5 | None | 0 |
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | Canada West Bronze | 17–7 | 2013 | 10 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | AUS Champion | 14–3 | 1982 | 1 |
| 7 | McGill Martlets | RSEQ Finalist | 15–7 | None | 0 |
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | Canada West Quarterfinalist (Host) | 15–9 | None | 0 |

## Championship bracket

| First Round: March 11 | First Round: March 11 | First Round: March 11 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Gold Medal Game: March 13 | Gold Medal Game: March 13 | Gold Medal Game: March 13 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | 1 | 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 1 | 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 1 | | | |
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 3 | | | | 1 | Trinity Western Spartans | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 |
| 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 |
| 7 | McGill Martlets | 2 | | | |
| 7 | McGill Martlets | 2 | 2 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 3 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 | Bronze Medal Game: March 13 |
| | | | 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 1 |
| 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 3 | 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 1 | 3 | UBC Okanagan Heat | 3 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 | | | | 5 | UBC Thunderbirds | 0 |

## Consolation bracket

| Semi-Finals: March 12 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Semi-Finals: March 12 | Fifth Place Game: March 13 | Fifth Place Game: March 13 | Fifth Place Game: March 13 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 | | | |
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Brandon Bobcats | 0 | 4 | Montreal Carabins | 3 |
| | | | 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 |
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 3 | 6 | Dalhousie Tigers | 0 |
| 7 | McGill Martlets | 2 | | | |
