2013 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was a tournament played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 12–15, 2013.[1][2] With TCU departing for the Big 12, and Fresno State and Nevada joining the MWC, the MWC will have a 9 team tournament for 2013. As the tournament champion, New Mexico received the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

2013 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
MWC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201213
Teams9
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsNew Mexico (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Alford (2nd title)
MVPTony Snell (New Mexico)
TelevisionCBSSN, CBS
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 New Mexico133 .813  296  .829
Colorado State115 .688  269  .743
UNLV106 .625  2510  .714
San Diego State97 .563  2311  .676
Boise State97 .563  2111  .656
Air Force88 .500  1814  .563
Fresno State511 .313  1119  .367
Wyoming412 .250  2014  .588
Nevada313 .188  1219  .387
2013 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 Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 New Mexico (#12) 13–326–5
2 Colorado State 11–524–7
3 UNLV 10–623–8
4 San Diego State 9–721–9 1–1 vs BSU
5 Boise State 9–721–9 1–1 vs SDSU
6 Air Force 8–817–12
7 Fresno State 5–1111–18
8 Wyoming 4–1218–12
9 Nevada 3–1312–18

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Tuesday, March 12
1 5:00 pm #8 Wyoming vs. #9 Nevada
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
2 Noon #3 UNLV vs. #6 Air Force CBSSN
3 2:30 pm #2 Colorado State vs. #7 Fresno State CBSSN
4 6:30 pm #1 New Mexico vs. #8 Wyoming CBSSN
5 9:00 pm #4 San Diego State vs. #5 Boise State CBSSN
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
6 6:00 pm #1 New Mexico vs. #4 San Diego State CBSSN
7 8:30 pm #3 UNLV vs. #2 Colorado State CBSSN
Championship – Saturday, March 16
8 3:00 pm #1 New Mexico vs. #3 UNLV CBS
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
Tuesday, March 12
 
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 13
CBSSN
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
CBSSN
Championship
Saturday, March 16
CBS
                                     
       
  1 #15 New Mexico 59  
    8 Wyoming 46  
8 Wyoming 85
9 Nevada 81  
  1 #15 New Mexico 60  
  4 San Diego State 50  
       
       
  4 San Diego State 73
    5 Boise State 67  
     
       
  1 #15 New Mexico 63
  3 UNLV 56
       
       
  2 Colorado State 67
    7 Fresno State 61  
     
       
  2 Colorado State 65
  3 UNLV 75  
       
       
  3 UNLV 72
    6 Air Force 56  
     

References

  1. "Mountain West Announces 2013 Basketball Championships Schedule". Mountain West Conference. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  2. "2013 Reese's Mountain West Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Mountain West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
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