2016 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2016 Southland Conference tournament was held at Cowgirl Diamond on the campus of McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from May 11 through 13, 2016. The tournament winner, the McNeese State Cowgirls, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 with the remainder of the tournament airing on the Southland Digital Network.

Format
The top 6 teams qualified for the Southland softball tournament. Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word were ineligible due to their transition from D2 to D1. Abilene Christian finished the regular season in third place. Since Abilene Christian was ineligible for tournament play, the fourth through seventh place finishers moved up in seeding. In addition, the Sam Houston Bearkats, finishing the regular season in seventh place, qualified for the tournament.

Tournament
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 * New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.
 * All times listed are Central Daylight Time.

Awards and honors
Source: Tournament MVP: Erika Piancastelli, McNeese State

All-Tournament Teams:


 * Morgan Catron, McNeese State
 * Tori Yanator, McNeese State
 * Emily Vincent, McNeese State
 * Brittany Rodriguez, Lamar
 * Jenna Holland, Lamar
 * Ciara Luna, Lamar
 * Kelly Meeuwsen, Lamar
 * Stephanie Meeuwsen, Lamar
 * Taylor Fraccastoro, Stephen F. Austin
 * Annie Mehringer, Stephen F. Austin
 * Callee Guffey, Stephen F. Austin