Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
The Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's basketball for the Mountain West Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament involving all of the 11 league schools, and seeding is based on regular-season records with head-to-head match-up as a tie-breaker. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
| Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference basketball championship | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Thomas & Mack Center |
| Current location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Played | 2000–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | UNLV Lady Rebels (2) |
| Most championships | Boise State Broncos, New Mexico Lobos (5) |
| Official website | Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball |
In the first round, the #8 seed plays the #9 seed, the #7 seed plays the #10 seed, and the #6 seed plays the #11 seed, with the 3 top seeds (ranked by conference record) play the winners of those respective games, while the #4 and #5 seed play each other. The winners of the four games play each other in the Semifinals, and the winner of those two games play off against each other to determine the champion.[1]
Results
| Year | Champions | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Utah (1) | 61–47 | BYU | Las Vegas, NV (Thomas & Mack Center) |
| 2001 | Colorado State (1) | 59–56 | BYU | |
| 2002 | BYU (1) | 61–46 | UNLV | |
| 2003 | New Mexico (1) | 52–46 | BYU | |
| 2004 | New Mexico (2) | 71–50 | Utah | Denver, CO (Pepsi Center) |
| 2005 | New Mexico (3) | 47–37 | Utah | |
| 2006 | Utah (2) | 84–60 | BYU | |
| 2007 | New Mexico (4) | 63–49 | BYU | Las Vegas, NV (Thomas & Mack Center) |
| 2008 | New Mexico (5) | 62–59 | San Diego State | |
| 2009 | Utah (3) | 63–58 | San Diego State | |
| 2010 | San Diego State (1) | 70–60 (OT) | Utah | |
| 2011 | Utah (4) | 52–47 (OT) | TCU | |
| 2012 | San Diego State (2) | 57–43 | Utah | |
| 2013 | Fresno State (1) | 76–70 | San Diego State | |
| 2014 | Fresno State (2) | 77–68 | Colorado State | |
| 2015 | Boise State (1) | 66–60 | Colorado State | |
| 2016 | Colorado State (2) | 55–54 | Fresno State | |
| 2017 | Boise State (2) | 66–53 | Fresno State | |
| 2018 | Boise State (3) | 62–60 | Nevada | |
| 2019 | Boise State (4) | 68–51 | Wyoming | |
| 2020 | Boise State (5) | 80–76 (OT) | Fresno State | |
| 2021 | Wyoming (1) | 59–56 | Fresno State | |
| 2022 | UNLV (1) | 75–65 | Colorado State | |
| 2023 | UNLV (2) | 71-60 | Wyoming |
Champions
| School | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 5 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
| Boise State | 5 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Utah | 4 | 2000, 2006, 2009, 2011 |
| Colorado State | 2 | 2001, 2016 |
| Fresno State | 2 | 2013, 2014 |
| San Diego State | 2 | 2010, 2012 |
| UNLV | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| BYU | 1 | 2002 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 2021 |
- Air Force, Nevada, San José State, and Utah State have not yet won a Mountain West tournament.
- TCU never won a Mountain West tournament as a conference member.
- Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the Mountain West.
References
- "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). theme.wcom. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 19 February 2023.