2018 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201718
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsSeattle (1st title)
Winning coachSuzy Barcomb (1st title)
MVPKamira Sanders (Seattle)
Attendance3,630
TelevisionESPN3
2017–18 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State113 .7861812  .600
Cal State Bakersfield104 .7141813  .581
Seattle U 95 .6431814  .563
Grand Canyon95 .6431614  .533
UMKC77 .5001119  .367
Utah Valley59 .3571119  .367
UT Rio Grande Valley410 .2861416  .467
Chicago State113 .071129  .033
2018 WAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018 WAC women's basketball tournament was a tournament held March 7–10, 2018, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Seattle the winner of the WAC Tournament earns an automatic trip to the 2018 NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeds

2018 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1. New Mexico State 11–3
2. Cal State Bakersfield 10–4
3. Grand Canyon 9–5 2–0 vs. Seattle
4. Seattle 9–5 0–2 vs. Grand Canyon
5. Missouri–Kansas City 7–7
6. Utah Valley 5–9
7. Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4–10
8. Chicago State 1–13

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
1 1 12:00 PM #3 Grand Canyon vs. #6 Utah Valley ESPN3 722
2 2:30 PM #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 UTRGV
2 3 6:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #8 Chicago State 809
4 8:30 PM #4 Seattle U vs. #5 UMKC
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
3 5 12:00 PM #3 Grand Canyon vs. #2 Cal State Bakersfield ESPN3 1,366
6 2:30 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Seattle U
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
4 7 2:00 PM #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #4 Seattle U ESPN3 733
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Finals
Saturday, March 10
         
1 New Mexico State 84
8 Chicago State 60
1 New Mexico State 61
4 Seattle 84
4 Seattle 75
5 UMKC 64
4 Seattle 57
2 Cal State Bakersfield 54
3 Grand Canyon 72
6 Utah Valley 56
3 Grand Canyon 55
2 Cal State Bakersfield 61
2 Cal State Bakersfield 70
7 UT Rio Grande Valley 59

See also

References

  1. "2018 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
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