The 2016 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament was held at the Bobcat Softball Complex on the campus of the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, from May 6 through May 9, 2015.
The tournament winner earned the Sun Belt Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Day one of the tournament acted as a single elimination tournament, while Day 2 begins a double elimination format among the remaining 4 teams.
The championship game was winner takes all.
Days 3 and 4 of the tournament (semifinals & championship) were televised on ESPN3.