2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship
The 2016 CIS Women's Basketball Championship was held March 17–20, 2016, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to determine a national champion for the 2015–16 CIS women's basketball season. It was hosted by University of New Brunswick at the Richard J. Currie Centre.
This proved to be the last Women's Final 8 branded as a CIS championship. On October 20, 2016, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the country's governing body for university athletics and the organizer of the Final 8, changed its name to U Sports.
Participating teams
| Seed | Team | Qualified |
| 1 | McGill Martlets | Quebec University Champion |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Huskies | Canada West Champion |
| 3 | Saint Mary's Huskies | Atlantic University Champion |
| 4 | Regina Cougars | Canada West Finalist |
| 5 | Ryerson Rams | Ontario University Champion |
| 6 | Alberta Pandas | Canada West Bronze Medalist |
| 7 | Ottawa Gee-Gees | Ontario University Finalist |
| 8 | UNB Varsity Reds | Host |