The 2016 NSIC/Sanford Health Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket has been released as the 22-game regular season ended Saturday night.

Winona State (27-2, 20-2 NSIC) won the NSIC Overall and South Division Championships and will be the top seed in the south division.  Northern State (21-6, 17-5 NSIC) earned the No. 1 seed in the north division. NSU and MSU Moorhead shared the NSIC North Division Championship, but NSU earned the top seed by having a better division record.  The top four seeds in each division will host the 5-8 seeds from the opposite division on Wednesday, February 24.  The quarterfinals, semifinals and championship will take place on February 28-29 and March 1 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Wed., Feb. 24 – First Round			Time
(N8) Bemidji State	at	(S1) Winona State	6 p.m.
(S8) SMSU	at	(N1) Northern State	6 p.m.
(N7) Minnesota Duluth	at	(S2) Sioux Falls	7 p.m.
(S7) Upper Iowa	at	(N2) MSU Moorhead	6 p.m.
(S6) Minnesota State	at	(N3) Minnesota Crookston	6 p.m.
(N6) Minot State	at	(S3) Augustana	6 p.m.
(N5) University of Mary	at	(S4) Wayne State	7 p.m.
(S5) Concordia-St. Paul	at	(N4) St. Cloud State	7 p.m.