2015 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

2015 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2014–15
Teams 11
Site Thomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
Champions Boise State (1st MW- 2nd overall title)
Winning coach Gordy Presnell (1st title)
Television MWN

The 2015 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament will be held on March 9–13, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] As with last year the top 5 seeds will get the first round bye. For the 3rd year in a row all games Mountain West Network will carry the tournament, but this year they also add the championship game to their schedule. The tournament champion will receive the Mountain West's only bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

2014–15 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colorado State15–3 .833  23–8  .742
New Mexico14–4 .778  21–13  .618
Fresno State13–5 .722  23–10  .697
Boise State †11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Wyoming10–8 .556  16–14  .533
UNLV10–8 .556  13–17  .433
San Diego State8–10 .444  12–19  .387
San Jose State7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Nevada5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Utah State5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Air Force1–17 .056  2–28  .067
† 2015 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Colorado State 15–3 (23–6)
#2 New Mexico 14–4 (18–11)
#3 Fresno State 13–5 (21–8)
#4 Boise State 11–7 (19–10)
#5 UNLV 10–8 (13–16) 1–1 vs. Wyoming, 1–1 vs. New Mexico
#6 Wyoming 10–8 (15–13) 1–1 vs. Wyoming, 0–2 vs. New Mexico
#7 San Diego State 8–10 (11–18)
#8 San Jose State 7–11 (13–16)
#9 Utah State 5–13 (8–22) 1–1 vs. Nevada, 1–1 vs. San Jose State
#10 Nevada 5–13 (9–20) 1–1 vs. Utah State, 0–2 vs. San Jose State
#11 Air Force 1–17 (2–27)

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers MW Radio Announcers
First round – Monday, March 9
1
 2:00 pm
#8 San Jose State vs. #9 Utah State
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith
2
 4:30 pm
#7 San Diego State vs. #10 Nevada
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Brett Grant & Robert Smith
3
 7:00 pm
#6 Wyoming vs. #11 Air Force
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Mitch Moss & Marty Fletcher
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 10
4
 Noon
#1 Colorado State vs. #8 San Jose State
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Chad Andrus & Marty Fletcher
5
 2:30 pm
#4 Boise State vs. #5 UNLV
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Marty Fletcher
6
 6:00 pm
#2 New Mexico vs. #7 San Diego State
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Chad Andrus & Robert Smith
7
 8:30 pm
#3 Fresno State vs. #6 Wyoming
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 11
8
 6:00 pm
#4 Boise State vs. #8 San Jose State
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Chad Andrus & Robert Smith
9
 8:30 pm
#2 New Mexico vs. #3 Fresno State
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith
Championship – Friday, March 13
10
 12:00 pm
#2 New Mexico vs. #4 Boise State
 MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Chad Andrus & Robert Smith
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First Round
Monday, March 9
MWN		 Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 10
MWN		 Semifinals
Wednesday, March 11
MWN		 Championship
Friday, March 13
MWN
                                     
       
  1 Colorado State 55  
    8 San Jose State 64  
8 San Jose State 99
9 Utah State 85  
  8 San Jose State 67  
  4 Boise State 76  
       
       
  4 Boise State 64
    5 UNLV 46  
     
       
  4 Boise State 66
  2 New Mexico 60
       
       
  2 New Mexico 57
    7 San Diego State 56  
7 San Diego State 70
10 Nevada 48  
  2 New Mexico 64
  3 Fresno State 53  
       
       
  3 Fresno State 74
    6 Wyoming 66  
6 Wyoming 70
11 Air Force 48  

References

  1. ↑ "MOUNTAIN WEST ANNOUNCES FORMAT FOR 2015 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". TheMW.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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