2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament will be held on March 12–15, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[3] This will be the third consecutive year the WAC Tournament takes place in Vegas.

2014 Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams8
TelevisionESPNU
2013–14 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Idaho†15–1 .938  25–9  .735
Cal State Bakersfield12–4 .750  19–12  .613
Grand Canyon*10–6 .625  21–9  .700
Seattle U9–7 .563  16–16  .500
Texas-Pan American8–8 .500  14–16  .467
New Mexico State7–9 .438  11–20  .355
UMKC7–9 .438  11–19  .367
Utah Valley4–12 .250  7–23  .233
Chicago State0–16 .000  3–27  .100
† 2014 WAC Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II; Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Format

Grand Canyon will not compete in the 2014 men'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 cannot win the conference tournament since the winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon will be eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited.[4]
8 teams will compete in the 2014 tournament in a traditional single-elimination style tournament, with 1 playing 8, 2 playing 7, 3 playing 6, and 4 playing 5 on Wednesday, March 12. The winners will meet in the semifinals on Friday, March 14. The championship will air Saturday, March 15.

Seeds
2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Record Overall Record
(End of Regular Season)		 Tiebreaker
1. Idaho 15-1 22-8
2. Cal State Bakersfield 12-4 17-10
3. Seattle 9-7 14-15
4. UT Pan American 8-8 14-15
5. New Mexico State 7-9 10-19 1-1 vs. Grand Canyon
6. UMKC 7-9 11-18 0-2 vs. Grand Canyon
7. Utah Valley 4-12 7-22
8. Chicago State 0-16 3-26

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup#
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1
1
 12:00 PM
#1 Idaho vs. #8 Chicago State
2
 2:30 PM
#4 UT Pan American vs. #5 New Mexico State
2
3
 6:00 PM
#3 Seattle vs. #6 UMKC
4
 8:30 PM
#2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Utah Valley
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
3
5
 12:00 PM
#1 Idaho vs. #5 New Mexico State
6
 2:30 PM
#3 Seattle vs. #2 Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game – Saturday, March 15
4
8
 1:00 PM
#1 Idaho vs. Game 6 winner
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 13 		Semifinals
Friday, March 14 		Championship
Saturday, March 15
         
1 Idaho 84
8 Chicago State 43
1 Idaho 75
5 New Mexico State 65
4 UT Pan American 74
5 New Mexico State 86
1 Idaho 75
3 Seattle 67
2 Cal State Bakersfield 65
7 Utah Valley 63
2 Cal State Bakersfield 79
3 Seattle 84
3 Seattle 81
6 UMKC 76

Game Summaries

Game Summaries will be added once the tournament bracket is finalized.

All tournament conference team
Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. "WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas". The Monitor. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  4. "Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference". AZCentral Sports. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
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