The 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began on March 10, 2016, and concluded with the championship game on April 4, 2016.
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The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, championship rounds for the second-consecutive year at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The championship game, along with the championship game of the Division I and Division III tournaments, were held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
In their first season of NCAA postseason eligibility after transitioning from the NAIA, the Lubbock Christian Lady Chaps completed an undefeated season by defeating the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 78–73. The only blemish in the Lady Chaps' season was a 95–39 exhibition loss to eventual Division I champion Connecticut that did not count toward either team's official record.
Automatic qualifiers
Twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament by winning their conference's automatic bid.
At-large
The remaining 40 bids to the tournament were given to teams at-large.
South Central Regional
Hosted by Lubbock Christian at Rip Griffin Center
Finals
Quarterfinals and semifinals were hosted at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the championship game, along with the Division I and Division III championship games, were held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.