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.

2017 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State (3rd title)
Winning coachMark Trakh (3rd title)
MVPMoriah Mack (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPNU
WAC DN
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 14 0   1.000 24 7   .774
Cal State Bakersfield 10 4   .714 15 14   .517
Seattle 10 4   .714 15 18   .455
UTRGV 8 6   .571 19 14   .576
Grand Canyon* 7 7   .500 15 12   .556
UMKC 4 10   .286 10 19   .345
Utah Valley 3 11   .214 9 22   .290
Chicago State 0 14   .000 0 29   .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

New Mexico State won the conference tournament championship game over Seattle, 63–48, to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.[1]

Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Rudi, Mark (March 11, 2017). "NMSU women win third straight WAC Tournament title". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 4, 2024.