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2018 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

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2018 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsBoise State (3rd title)
Winning coachGordy Presnell (3rd title)
MVPRiley Lupfer[1] (Boise State)
TelevisionMW Net, Stadium
← 2017
2019 →
2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boise State 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
UNLV 14 4   .778 19 12   .613
Wyoming 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Colorado State 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Fresno State 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
New Mexico 10 8   .556 25 11   .694
Nevada 7 11   .389 19 17   .528
San Diego State 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Utah State 5 13   .278 7 23   .233
Air Force 5 13   .278 6 25   .194
San Jose State 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
2018 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held from March 5–9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[2] The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA tournament. The 2017 tournament, saw Boise State defeat Fresno State 66-53 to receive an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

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 Tiebreaker
#1 Boise State 14–4
#2 UNLV 14–4
#3 Wyoming 13–5
#4 Fresno State 11–7
#5 Colorado State 11–7
#6 New Mexico 10–8
#7 Nevada 7–11
#8 Air Force 5–13
#9 Utah State 5–13
#10 San Diego State 5–13
#11 San Jose State 4–14

Schedule

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

Bracket

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Source:[3]

First round
Monday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 6
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 7
Championship
Friday, March 9
            
1 Boise St. 60
8 Air Force 46
8 Air Force 68
9 Utah St. 54
1 Boise State 76
5 Colorado State 51
4 Fresno St. 55
5 Colorado State 71
1 Boise State 62
7 Nevada 60
2 UNLV 73
7 Nevada 77
7 Nevada 95
10 San Diego St. 84
7 Nevada 67
3 Wyoming 63
3 Wyoming 69
6 New Mexico 66
6 New Mexico 84
11 San Jose St. 54

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 MOUNTAIN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (March 9 , 2018)" (PDF). themw.com. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship". themw.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). themw.com. Retrieved March 19, 2018.