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9 2016-17 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAC-12 TOURNAMENT THURSDAY-SUNDAY, MARCH 2-5, 2016 KEYARENA • SEATTLE, WASH. After drawing a record attendance in 2016 and near-record crowds the previous three seasons, the 16th-annual Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament remains in Seattle in partnership with Force 10 Sports Marketing, LLC, the Seattle Sports Commission and Seattle Center. The tournament will be held at KeyArena from March 2-5, 2015 and will receive unprecendented national television coverage once again with each game of the tournament scheduled to be televised either on the Pac-12 Networks or ESP2. The City of Seattle has embraced women's basketball and women's athletics. The WNBA's Seattle Storm loyal fan base has increased over the last several years. The majestic city provides convenient travel for teams and fans, with non-stop flights available from every Pac-12 city. In the three years the Pac-12 Tournament has been in the Emerald City, the four-day event has seen its biggest successes, recording three of the top four attendances in the 14-year history. The 2015 championship game was the second-most attended in the history of the event. The Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament made its debut in 2002 and was held on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. The Conference's premier women's sporting event then moved to HP Pavilion at San Jose for a six-year run (2003-08). It spent four years (2008-2012) in Los Angeles, with Galen Center play- ing host. The final two-year run of the event saw it combined with the men's tournament and the semifinal and championship games were played at the STAPLES Center. The winner of the 12-team tournament receives the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. The tournament seeding and Conference Champion are determined by the 18-game regular-season Pac-12 schedule. PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ** NOTE: Game times will be assigned to feature key matchups in the evening session at the discretion of the Commissioner. All games to be televised on national television. First three rounds to be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Championship game to be televised on ESPN. All times subject to change. As of Oct. 1, 2016. TOURNAMENT BRACKET 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET ESPN2 Seed #8 Seed #9 Seed #1 Seed #5 Seed #12 Seed #4 Seed #7 Seed #10 Seed #2 Seed #6 Seed #11 Seed #3 TOURNAMENT CHAMPION NCAA Automatic Qualifier Thurs., March 2 Fri., March 3 Sat., March 4 Sun., March 5 Thursday, March 2 First Round Game #1 (P12N) ........... 11:30 a.m. PT First Round Game #2 (P12N) .................. 2 p.m. PT First Round Game #3 (P12N) .................. 6 p.m. PT First Round Game #4 (P12N) ............. 8:30 p.m. PT Friday, March 3 Quarterfinal Game #1 (P12N) ........... 11:30 a.m. PT Quarterfinal Game #2 (P12N) .................. 2 p.m. PT Quarterfinal Game #3 (P12N) .................. 6 p.m. PT Quarterfinal Game #4 (P12N) ............. 8:30 p.m. PT Saturday, March 4 Semifinal Game #1 (P12N) ..................... 6 p.m. PT Semifinal Game #2 (P12N) ................ 8:30 p.m. PT Sunday, March 5 Championship Game (ESPN) .................. 6 p.m. PT