2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

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2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsBoise State (2nd title)
TelevisionMWN
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2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
Wyoming 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Boise State 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
UNLV 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
New Mexico 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Utah State 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Fresno State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
San Jose State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
San Diego State 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Nevada 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Air Force 2 16   .111 4 25   .138
2017 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held on March 6–10, 2017 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Boise State Broncos won their third Mountain West tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

Seeds[edit]

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 (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Colorado State 15–3
#2 Wyoming 13–5
#3 UNLV 12–6 1–0 vs. Boise State
#4 Boise State 12–6 0–1 vs. UNLV
#5 New Mexico 10–8
#6 Utah State 9–9
#7 Fresno State 8–10
#8 San Jose State 7–11
#9 San Diego State 6–12
#10 Nevada 5–13
#11 Air Force 2–16

Schedule[edit]

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

Bracket[edit]

First round
Monday, March 6
MWN
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7
MWN
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
MWN
Championship
Friday, March 10
MWN
            
1 Colorado State 65
8 San Jose State 60
8 San Jose State 76
9 San Diego State 58
1 Colorado State 61
4 Boise State 65
4 Boise State 64
5 New Mexico 62
4 Boise State 66
7 Fresno State 53
2 Wyoming 48
7 Fresno State 58
7 Fresno State 62
10 Nevada 57
7 Fresno State 53
3 UNLV 51
3 UNLV 68
6 Utah State 43
6 Utah State 46
11 Air Force 40

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