| Year: | 2016 |
| Conference: | CAA |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Show Place Arena |
| City: | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| Champions: | James Madison |
| Titlecount: | 9th |
| Coach: | Kenny Brooks |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | Jazmon Gwathmey |
| Mvpteam: | James Madison |
| Attendance: | 7,609 |
| Television: | CSN, ASN, CAA.tv |
The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2016 at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison ‡† | 17–1 | 24–5 | ||
| 2 | Drexel † | 13–5 | 17–12 | 1–1 vs Elon | |
| 3 | Hofstra † | 13–5 | 22–7 | 0–2 vs Elon | |
| 4 | Elon † | 11–7 | 18–11 | ||
| 5 | Delaware † | 10–8 | 15–14 | 1–1 vs Elon | |
| 6 | Northeastern † | 10–8 | 15–14 | 0–2 vs Elon | |
| 7 | William & Mary | 6–12 | 15–14 | ||
| 8 | College of Charleston | 5–13 | 10–19 | ||
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | 3–15 | 7–22 | 2–0 vs Towson | |
| 10 | Towson | 3–15 | 6–23 | 0–2 vs UNCW | |
| ‡ – CAA regular season champions. † – Received a bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 9, 2016 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 pm |
| CAA.tv | 509 | |
| 2 | 2:30 pm |
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| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2016 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm |
| ASN | 1,147 | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm |
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| 3 | 5 | 5:00 pm |
| 1,147 | ||
| 6 | 7:30 pm |
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| Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2016 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:30 pm |
| CSN | 1,216 | |
| 8 | 4:00 pm |
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| Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2016 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 4:00 pm |
| CSN | 1,207 | |
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