2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a tournament that held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Reno Events Center. Northern Colorado won their first Big Sky Tournament for the first school history and earned an automatic trip to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2018 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams12
SiteReno Events Center
Reno, NV
ChampionsNorthern Colorado (1st title)
Winning coachKamie Ethridge (1st title)
MVPSavannah Smith (Northern Colorado)
TelevisionPluto TV, ELEVEN
2017–18 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Colorado †15–3 .833  26–7  .788
Idaho13–5 .722  19–14  .576
Eastern Washington12–6 .667  17–14  .548
Weber State12–6 .667  21–11  .656
Idaho State11–7 .611  21–11  .656
Portland State11–7 .611  19–13  .594
Montana9–9 .500  14–17  .452
Montana State9–9 .500  16–15  .516
North Dakota5–13 .278  12–18  .400
Sacramento State5–13 .278  7–23  .233
Northern Arizona4–14 .222  7–23  .233
Southern Utah2–16 .111  3–27  .100
† 2018 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of 19 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Big Sky Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

  1. Head-to-head
  2. Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
  3. Higher RPI
  4. Coin Flip
Seed School Conference Overall* Tiebreaker
1 Northern Colorado 15–3 23–6
2 Idaho 13–5 17–12
3 Eastern Washington 12–6 17–13 1–0 vs. WEB
4 Weber State 12–6 20–9 0–1 vs. EWU
5 Idaho State 11–7 19–10 2–0 vs. PSU
6 Portland State 11–7 17–12 0–2 vs. ISU
7 Montana State 9–9 15–14 1–1 vs. MONT, 1–0 vs. ISU
8 Montana 9–9 13–16 1–1 vs. MSU, 0–1 vs. ISU
9 Sacramento State 5–13 7–22 1–0 vs. UND
10 North Dakota 5–13 12–17 0–1 vs. SAC
11 Northern Arizona 4–14 7–22
12 Southern Utah 2–16 3–26

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Monday, March 5
1
1
 12:05 PM
#8 Sacramento State vs. #9 Montana
Pluto TV 231
512
2
 2:35 PM
#5 Idaho State vs. #12 Southern Utah
2
3
 5:35 PM
#7 Montana State vs. #10 North Dakota
4
 8:05 PM
#6 Portland State vs. #11 Northern Arizona
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
3
5
 12:05 PM
#1 Northern Colorado vs. #9 Montana
Pluto TV 231
511
6
 2:35 PM
#4 Weber State vs. #5 Idaho State
4
7
 5:35 PM
#2 Idaho vs. #7 Montana State
989
8
 8:05 PM
#3 Eastern Washington vs. #6 Portland State
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
5
9
 12:05 PM
#1 Northern Colorado vs. #5 Idaho State
ELEVEN
1,002
10
 2:35 PM
#2 Idaho vs. #6 Portland State
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
6
11
 12:05 PM
#1 Northern Colorado vs. #2 Idaho
ELEVEN
993
*Game Times in PT.

Bracket

[2]

  First Round
Monday, March 5
Pluto TV 231		 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 7
Pluto TV 231		 Semifinals
Friday, March 9
ELEVEN		 Championship
Saturday, March 10
ELEVEN
                                     
       
  1 Northern Colorado 78  
    8 Montana 69  
8 Montana 87
9 Sacramento State 80  
  1 Northern Colorado 73  
  5 Idaho State 66  
       
       
  4 Weber State 109
    5 Idaho State 113  
5 Idaho State 59
12 Southern Utah 49  
  1 Northern Colorado 91
  2 Idaho 69
       
       
  2 Idaho 76
    7 Montana State 74  
7 Montana State 68
10 North Dakota 58  
  2 Idaho 102
  6 Portland State 99  
       
       
  3 Eastern Washington 73
    6 Portland State 82  
6 Portland State 77
11 Northern Arizona 61  

See also

References
  1. "Big Sky Conference" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  2. "The 2018 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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