2016 American Ultimate Disc League season
The 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season was the fifth season for the league. The twenty-six teams were split into four regional divisions, with each team playing a 14-game schedule. The second and third placed teams in each division advanced to a playoff match, with the winners facing the first placed team in their division. The winners of these matches advanced to the AUDL Championship Weekend, which featured semifinals and then a final for the AUDL Championship. The Dallas Roughnecks defeated the Seattle Cascades 33–27 in the final to become the 2016 AUDL Champions.
Regular season
Source:Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head point difference.
' Division champion, ' Qualified for the division playoffs
East Division
| Team | Qualifying position | |||
| Toronto Rush | 12 | 2 | +100 | East Division Final |
| DC Breeze ' | 10 | 4 | +65 | East Division Playoff |
| New York Empire ' | 7 | 7 | +32 | East Division Playoff |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 7 | 7 | +2 | - |
| Montreal Royal | 6 | 8 | −33 | - |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 0 | 14 | −166 | - |
| Team | DC | MTL | NY | OTT | PHI | TOR |
| DC Breeze | 2–1 26–18 28–14 22–27 | 3–0 *23–22 15–14 **27–26 | 1–1 28–17 22–27 | 3–0 24–15 34–18 27–16 | 1–2 24–25** 23–24 28–23 | |
| Montreal Royal | 1–2 18–26 14–28 27–22 | 1–1 19–21 12–17 | 1–2 24–31 27–30 21–20 | 3–0 25–17 21–18 27–19 | 1–2 31–27 18–29 14–26 | |
| New York Empire | 0–3 22–23* 14–15 26–27** | 1–1 21–19 17–12 | 2–1 24–19 23–21 19–24 | 3–0 28–16 32–17 28–13 | 0–3 14–22 21–27 20–22* | |
| Ottawa Outlaws | 1–1 17–28 27–22 | 2–1 31–24 30–27 20–21 | 1–2 19–24 21–23 24–19 | 3–0 25–13 30–22 37–16 | 0–3 15–32 24–30 20–35 | |
| Philadelphia Phoenix | 0–3 15–24 18–34 16–27 | 0–3 17–25 18–21 19–27 | 0–3 16–28 17–32 13–28 | 0–3 13–25 20–30 16–37 | 0–2 16–24 6–28 | |
| Toronto Rush | 2–1 **25–24 24–23 23–28 | 2–1 27–31 29–18 26–14 | 3–0 22–14 27–21 *22–20 | 3–0 32–15 30–24 35–20 | 2–0 24–16 28–6 |
* Overtime win
''** Second overtime win
Midwest Division
| Team | Qualifying position | |||
| Madison Radicals | 14 | 0 | +136 | Midwest Division Final |
| Pittsburgh Thunderbirds ' | 10 | 4 | +61 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Minnesota Wind Chill ' | 9 | 5 | −26 | Midwest Division Playoff |
| Indianapolis AlleyCats | 8 | 6 | +44 | - |
| Chicago Wildfire | 4 | 10 | −34 | - |
| Detroit Mechanix | 4 | 10 | −79 | - |
| Cincinnati Revolution | 0 | 14 | −102 | - |
West Division
| Team | Qualifying position | |||
| San Francisco FlameThrowers | 11 | 3 | +52 | West Division Final |
| Seattle Cascades ' | 9 | 5 | +16 | West Division Playoff |
| Los Angeles Aviators ' | 9 | 5 | +21 | West Division Playoff |
| Vancouver Riptide | 6 | 8 | −8 | - |
| San Jose Spiders | 5 | 9 | −27 | - |
| San Diego Growlers | 2 | 12 | −54 | - |
South Division
| Team | Qualifying position | |||
| Dallas Roughnecks | 14 | 0 | +134 | South Division Final |
| Raleigh Flyers ' | 9 | 5 | +11 | South Division Playoff |
| Atlanta Hustle ' | 7 | 7 | −2 | South Division Playoff |
| Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | +26 | - |
| Jacksonville Cannons | 5 | 9 | −20 | - |
| Charlotte Express | 4 | 10 | −59 | - |
| Nashville Nightwatch | 3 | 11 | −90 | - |
Postseason
Regional semifinal matches were played on July 16, with regional finals taking place on July 17 and July 23. Matches for the AUDL Semifinals were decided based on the seeding of teams from their results during the season.* Overtime win