2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament is a basketball tournament held on March 9–12, 2017 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The #1 seed in the tournament received a first round bye to the semifinals. Grand Canyon did 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 could not win the conference tournament since the winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was 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 earned an automatic trip to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.

2017 Western Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201617
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State (3rd title)
Winning coachMark Trakh (3rd title)
MVPMoriah Mack (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPNU
WAC DN
2016–17 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Mexico State140 1.000  247  .774
Cal State Bakersfield104 .714  1514  .517
Seattle104 .714  1518  .455
UTRGV86 .571  1914  .576
Grand Canyon*77 .500  1512  .556
UMKC410 .286  1019  .345
Utah Valley311 .214  922  .290
Chicago State014 .000  029  .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

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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