2016 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 9–12 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
Two programs in their third year of the transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, were ineligible for the tournament. In addition, Central Arkansas was ineligible for the tournament for failure to meet enhanced NCAA Academic Performance Rating requirements.
Seeds
The top 8 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top 2 seeds earned double byes into the Semifinals. The #3 and #4 seeds received a single buy to the Quarterfinals.Teams were seeded by record within the division and conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 18–0 | |
| 2 | Texas A&M–CC | 15–3 | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Houston Baptist | 10–8 | |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9–9 | |
| 6 | McNeese State | 7–11 | |
| 7 | Nicholls State | 6–12 | 1–1 vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
| 8 | New Orleans | 6–12 | 0–2 vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
Schedule
Bracket
Game summaries
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship
Awards and honors
Source:Tournament MVP: Thomas Walkup
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