2016 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament was held at the Bobcat Softball Complex on the campus of the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. Day one of the tournament acted as a single elimination tournament, while Day 2 begins a double elimination format among the remaining 4 teams. The championship game was winner takes all. Days 1 & 2 of the tournament were streamed via sunbeltsports.org. Days 3 and 4 of the tournament (semifinals & championship) were televised on ESPN3.

2016 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y	21	–	2		.913			46	–	9		.836
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	17	–	6		.739			33	–	18		.647
Texas State ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			40	–	22		.645
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			33	–	28		.541
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			30	–	27		.526
Troy  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			31	–	25		.554
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			29	–	20		.592
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			24	–	34		.414
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	2	–	22		.083			11	–	45		.196
‡ – Tournament champion As of March 18, 2019[1] Rankings from NFCA

Tournament

Day one bracket 1

	1st Round					2nd Round
						8	Louisiana-Monroe	2
						4	Georgia State	10(6)
	8	Louisiana-Monroe	2
	5	Georgia Southern	1

Day one bracket 2

	1st Round					2nd Round
						6	Troy	2
						3	Texas State	3(8)
	7	UT Arlington	2
	6	Troy	3(9)

Days two–four

	3rd Round					Semifinals					Championship
	1	Louisiana-Lafayette	10
	5	Georgia State	2(6)
						1	Louisiana-Lafayette	6
						2	South Alabama	3
	2	South Alabama	6
	6	Louisiana-Monroe	2
											1	Louisiana-Lafayette
											2	South Alabama
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	South Alabama	3
	5	Georgia State	8			5	Georgia State	1
	6	Louisiana-Monroe	6

• All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Broadcasters

• Day 1: Dan McDonald (sunbeltsports.org)

1. "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2019.