2020 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that was scheduled to be played from March 9–13, 2020, at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The winner of the tournament would have earned an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Tournament.[1] On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

2020 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	12
Site	CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho
Television	Pluto TV, ELEVEN
Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments

2019–20 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana State	17	–	1		.944			21	–	6		.778
Idaho	13	–	5		.722			18	–	9		.667
Idaho State	12	–	6		.667			16	–	11		.593
Northern Arizona	12	–	7		.632			15	–	13		.536
Montana	11	–	7		.611			16	–	11		.593
Southern Utah	10	–	8		.556			16	–	11		.593
Northern Colorado	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Portland State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	15		.464
Sacramento State	6	–	13		.316			8	–	20		.286
Eastern Washington	3	–	15		.167			4	–	23		.148
Weber State	1	–	17		.056			3	–	24		.111
† 2020 Big Sky Tournament winner As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Score	Television
First Round – Monday, March 9
1	1	2:30 PM	#8 Northern Colorado vs. #9 Sacramento State	79–61	Pluto TV 231
	2	5:30 PM	#7 Portland State vs. #10 Eastern Washington	83–70
	3	8:00 PM	#6 Southern Utah vs. #11 Weber State	62–58
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 10
2	4	Noon	#1 Montana State vs. #8 Northern Colorado	67–62	Pluto TV 231
	5	2:30 PM	#4 Montana vs. #5 Northern Arizona	55–58
3	6	5:30 PM	#2 Idaho vs. #7 Portland State	56–54
	7	8:00 PM	#3 Idaho State vs. #6 Southern Utah	70–63
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 11
4	8	5:30 PM	#1 Montana State vs. #5 Northern Arizona	76–71	ELEVEN
	9	8:00 PM	#2 Idaho vs. #3 Idaho State	66–51
Championship Game – Friday, March 13
5	10		#1 Montana State vs. #2 Idaho	Cancelled
*Game times in MT.

Bracket

	First Round March 9					Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals March 11					Championship March 13
						1	Montana State	67
						8	Northern Colorado	62
	8	Northern Colorado	79
	9	Sacramento State	61
											1	Montana State	76
										5	Northern Arizona	71
						4	Montana	55
						5	Northern Arizona	58
						2	Idaho	56
						7	Portland State	54
	7	Portland State	83
	10	Eastern Washington	70
											2	Idaho	66
										3	Idaho State	51
						3	Idaho State	70
						6	Southern Utah	63
	6	Southern Utah	62
	11	Weber State	58

References

1. "Montana State Bobcats No. 1 seed, Lady Griz 4th for Big Sky women's basketball championship". montanasports.com. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
2. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.