2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament

2017 Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2016–17
Teams 7
Site Orleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
Champions New Mexico State (3rd title)
Winning coach Mark Trakh (3rd title)
MVP Moriah Mack (New Mexico State)
Television ESPNU
WAC DN
2016–17 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State †14–0 1.000  24–7  .774
Cal State Bakersfield10–4 .714  15–14  .517
Seattle10–4 .714  15–18  .455
UTRGV8–6 .571  19–14  .576
Grand Canyon*7–7 .500  15–12  .556
UMKC4–10 .286  10–19  .345
Utah Valley3–11 .214  9–22  .290
Chicago State0–14 .000  0–29  .000
† 2017 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

The 2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament is an upcoming tournament which will be held on March 9–12, 2017 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The #1 seed in the tournament will receive a first round bye to the semifinals. Grand Canyon will not compete in the 2017 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they are ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they can not win the conference tournament since the winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon is eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited. The winner of the WAC Tournament earns an automatic trip to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1. New Mexico State 14–0 23–6
2. Seattle 10–4 13–16 2–0 vs. Cal State Bakersfield
3. Cal State Bakersfield 10–4 15–13 0–2 vs. Seattle
4. Texas–Rio Grande Valley 8–6 18–12
5. UMKC 4–10 9–18
6. Utah Valley 3–11 8–21
7. Chicago State 0–14 0–28

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8
1
1
 2:00 PM
#4 UT-Rio Grande Valley vs. #5 UMKC
WAC DN
733
2
 4:30 PM
#2 Seattle vs. #7 Chicago State
3
 7:00 PM
#3 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #6 Utah Valley
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
2
4
 12:00 PM
#1 New Mexico State vs. #5 UMKC
ESPN3
5
 2:30 PM
#2 Seattle vs. #6 Utah Valley
Championship Game – Saturday, March 11
3
6
 1:00 PM
#1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Seattle
ESPN3
851
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8		 Semifinals
Friday, March 10		 Championship
Saturday, March 11
                           
       
  1 New Mexico State 71  
    5 UMKC 63  
4 UT-Rio Grande Valley 69
  5 UMKC 77  
    1 New Mexico State 63
  2 Seattle 48
  2 Seattle 78  
7 Chicago State 60  
2 Seattle 61
    6 Utah Valley 60  
3 Cal State Bakersfield 53(OT)
  6 Utah Valley 59  

See also

References

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