2020 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 1-4, 2020 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

2020 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsBoise State (5th title)
Winning coachGordy Presnell (5th title)
MVPA’Shanti Coleman (Boise State)
Attendance7,305
TelevisionStadium, CBSSN
2019–20 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fresno State162 .889  246  .800
Boise State135 .722  229  .710
Wyoming126 .667  1611  .593
San Jose State126 .667  1911  .633
San Diego State99 .500  1417  .452
UNLV99 .500  1317  .433
Nevada711 .389  1516  .484
Air Force711 .389  1021  .323
New Mexico612 .333  1517  .469
Colorado State612 .333  1218  .400
Utah State216 .111  822  .267
2020 MW Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Boise State was the winner, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.[2]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Fresno State 16–2
2 Boise State 13–5
3 Wyoming 12–6 1–0 vs. San Jose State
4 San Jose State 12–6 0–1 vs. Wyoming
5 UNLV 9–9 1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–1 vs. Fresno State
6 San Diego State 9–9 1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–2 vs. Fresno State
7 Air Force 7–11 1–1 vs. Nevada, 1–1 vs. Fresno State
8 Nevada 7–11 1–1 vs. Air Force, 0–1 vs. Fresno State
9 New Mexico 6–12 1–0 vs. Colorado State
10 Colorado State 6–12 0–1 vs. New Mexico
11 Utah State 2–16

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Sunday, March 1
1
1
2:00 PM
#8 Nevada, 74 vs. #9 New Mexico, 64
Stadium
1,320
2
4:30 PM
#7 Air Force 60 vs. #10 Colorado State 48
3
7:00 PM
#6 San Diego State 79, vs. #11 Utah State 81
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 2
2
4
12:00 PM
#1 Fresno State 75 vs. #8 Nevada 71
Stadium
1,287
5
2:30 PM
#4 San Jose State 67 vs. #5 UNLV 48
3
6
5:30 PM
#2 Boise State 73 vs. #7 Air Force 50
1,366
7
8:00 PM
#3 Wyoming 64 vs. #11 Utah State 59
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 3
4
8
6:00 PM
#1 Fresno State 94 vs. #4 San Jose State 68
Stadium
1,718
9
8:30 PM
#2 Boise State 79 vs. #3 Wyoming 71
Championship Game – Wednesday, March 4
5
10
8:00 PM
#1 Fresno State 76 vs. #2 Boise State 80**
CBSSN
1,614
*Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime.

Bracket

  First round
Sunday, March 1
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 2
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 3
Championship
Wednesday, March 4
                                     
       
  1 Fresno State 75  
    8 Nevada 71  
8 Nevada 74
9 New Mexico 64  
  1 Fresno State 94  
  4 San Jose State 68  
       
       
  4 San Jose State 67
    5 UNLV 48  
     
       
  1 Fresno State 76
  2 Boise State 80*
       
       
  2 Boise State 73
    7 Air Force 50  
7 Air Force 60
10 Colorado State 48  
  2 Boise State 79
  3 Wyoming 71  
       
       
  3 Wyoming 64
    11 Utah State 59  
6 San Diego State 79
11 Utah State 81*  

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. "2020 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship". themw.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. "Seeding" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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