2017 WAC women's basketball tournament
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| 2017 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | New Mexico State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Trakh (3rd title) |
| MVP | Moriah Mack (New Mexico State) |
| Television | ESPNU WAC DN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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
[edit]| 2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
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| 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
[edit]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rudi, Mark (March 11, 2017). "NMSU women win third straight WAC Tournament title". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved February 4, 2024.