2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held on March 6–10, 2017 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Boise State Broncos won their third Mountain West tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsBoise State (2nd title)
TelevisionMWN
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2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
Wyoming 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Boise State 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
UNLV 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
New Mexico 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Utah State 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Fresno State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
San Jose State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
San Diego State 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Nevada 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Air Force 2 16   .111 4 25   .138
2017 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Colorado State 15–3
#2 Wyoming 13–5
#3 UNLV 12–6 1–0 vs. Boise State
#4 Boise State 12–6 0–1 vs. UNLV
#5 New Mexico 10–8
#6 Utah State 9–9
#7 Fresno State 8–10
#8 San Jose State 7–11
#9 San Diego State 6–12
#10 Nevada 5–13
#11 Air Force 2–16

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers MW Radio Announcers
First round – Monday, March 6
1 2:00 pm #8 San Jose State vs. #9 San Diego State MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith
2 4:30 pm #7 Fresno State vs. #10 Nevada Chris Lewis & Marty Fletcher
3 7:00 pm #6 Utah State vs. #11 Air Force Nate Kreckman & Marty Fletcher
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 7
4 Noon #1 Colorado State vs. #8 San Jose State MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Marty Fletcher
5 2:30 pm #4 Boise State vs. #5 New Mexico Chad Andrus & Marty Fletcher
6 6:00 pm #2 Wyoming vs. #7 Fresno State Chad Andrus & Robert Smith
7 8:30 pm #3 UNLV vs. #6 Utah State Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 8
8 6:30 pm #1 Colorado State vs. #4 Boise State MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith
9 9:00 pm #7 Fresno State vs. #3 UNLV Chad Andrus & Robert Smith
Championship – Friday, March 10
10 Noon #4 Boise State vs. #7 Fresno State MWN Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk Chad Andrus & Robert Smith
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 6
MWN
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7
MWN
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
MWN
Championship
Friday, March 10
MWN
            
1 Colorado State 65
8 San Jose State 60
8 San Jose State 76
9 San Diego State 58
1 Colorado State 61
4 Boise State 65
4 Boise State 64
5 New Mexico 62
4 Boise State 66
7 Fresno State 53
2 Wyoming 48
7 Fresno State 58
7 Fresno State 62
10 Nevada 57
7 Fresno State 53
3 UNLV 51
3 UNLV 68
6 Utah State 43
6 Utah State 46
11 Air Force 40

References

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