2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
# 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship

The 2016 CIS Women's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre.

This proved to be the last Women's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.

## Participating teams

| Seed | Team | Qualified |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | McGill Martlets | Quebec University Champion |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic University Champion |
| 4 | Regina Cougars | Canada West Finalist |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | Ontario University Champion |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Bronze Medalist |
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ontario University Finalist |
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds | Host (Atlantic University Semi-Finalist) |

## Championship Bracket

| First Round: March 17 | First Round: March 17 | First Round: March 17 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Final: March 15 | Final: March 15 | Final: March 15 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) | 62 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies (18-2) | 73 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies (18-2) | 73 | 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 65 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 58 | | | |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas (17-3) | 52 | 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 58 | | | |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies (19-1) | 53 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies (19-1) | 53 | | | | 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | 85 |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 71 |
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds (12-8) | 52 | | | | | | | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 71 |
| 1 | McGill Martlets (15-1) | 58 | | | |
| 1 | McGill Martlets (15-1) | 58 | 1 | McGill Martlets | 72 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 | Bronze Medal Game: March 20 |
| | | | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 87 |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams (16-3) | 73 | 5 | Ryerson Rams | 87 | 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | 73 |
| 4 | Regina Cougars (17-3) | 70 | | | | 1 | McGill Martlets | 43 |

## Consolation Bracket

| Semi-Finals: March 18 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Semi-Finals: March 18 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 | Fifth Place Game: March 19 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees (17-2) | 60 | | | |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas (17-3) | 69 | | | |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas (17-3) | 69 | 6 | Alberta Pandas | 74 |
| | | | 4 | Regina Cougars | 73 |
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds (12-8) | 56 | 4 | Regina Cougars | 73 |
| 4 | Regina Cougars (17-3) | 68 | | | |
