2007 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from March 8–10, 2007. Tournament host UNLV upset regular season league champion BYU 78–70 to claim the Mountain West Conference Tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It was UNLV's first tournament title since winning the inaugural tournament in 2000 (though they had previously lost 3 consecutive championship games from 2002–2004).

2007 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200607
Teams9
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsUNLV (2nd title)
MVPKevin Kruger (UNLV)
TelevisionMountainWest Sports Network
2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 BYU133 .813  259  .735
No. 19 UNLV124 .750  307  .811
San Diego State106 .625  2211  .667
Air Force106 .625  269  .743
Wyoming79 .438  1715  .531
Colorado State610 .375  1713  .567
Utah610 .375  1119  .367
TCU412 .250  1317  .433
New Mexico412 .250  1517  .469
2007 Mountain West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

2007 marked the return of the tournament to the Thomas & Mack Center after a three-year stint in Denver.

Tournament Bracket

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                     
8 Texas Christian 62  
9 New Mexico 54  
  1 #23 BYU 77  
    8 TCU 64  
     
       
  1 #23 BYU 96  
  5 Wyoming 84  
       
       
  4 Air Force 62
    5 Wyoming 67  
     
       
  1 #23 BYU 70
  2 #25 UNLV 78
       
       
  2 #25 UNLV 80
    7 Utah 54  
     
       
  2 #25 UNLV 88
  6 Colorado St. 72  
       
       
  3 San Diego State 64
    6 Colorado State 69  
     

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