2016 Big East women's basketball tournament

2016 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteMcGrath-Phillips Arena
Chicago, IL
ChampionsSt. John's (4th title)
Winning coachJoe Tartamella (1st title)
MVPAliyyah Handford (St. John's)
Attendance9,610
TelevisionFS1
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2015–16 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 DePaul* 16 2   .889 27 9   .750
Seton Hall 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Villanova 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
St. John's 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Georgetown 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Marquette 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Creighton 8 10   .444 17 18   .486
Butler 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Providence 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
2016 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 26, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 Big East women's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2016 Big East championship, was a tournament from March 5 to 8 at McGrath-Phillips Arena in Chicago, Illinois. St. John's won their 4th Big East title for the first time since 1988 and earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.