| 2024 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | UNLV (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Lindy La Rocque (3rd title) |
| Television | Stadium/MWN, CBSSN |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 30 | – | 3 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Mountain West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It is to be held March 10–13, 2024, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
All 11 Mountain West schools will participate in the tournament. Teams are to be seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams will receive byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams will play in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.
- Head-to-head record between the tied teams
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
- Higher NET
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker(s) |
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| 1 | UNLV | 17–1 | |
| 2 | New Mexico | 12–6 | |
| 3 | Wyoming | 11–7 | |
| 4 | Nevada | 10–8 | 4–1 against Colorado State/San Diego State/Boise State |
| 5 | Colorado State | 10–8 | 3–2 against Nevada/San Diego State/Boise State |
| 6 | Boise State | 10–8 | |
| 7 | San Diego State | 10–8 | |
| 8 | Air Force | 8–10 | |
| 9 | Fresno State | 7–11 | |
| 10 | San Jose State | 2–16 | |
| 11 | Utah State | 2–16 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Sunday, March 10 | |||||
| 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 8 Air Force vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 44–62 | Stadium | |
| 2 | 4:30 pm | No. 7 San Diego State vs. No. 10 San Jose State | 72–51 | ||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Boise State vs. No. 11 Utah State | 85–42 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11 | |||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 83–35 | Stadium | |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Nevada vs. No. 5 Colorado State | 54–65 | ||
| 6 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 New Mexico vs. No. 7 San Diego State | 56–67 | ||
| 7 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Wyoming vs. No. 6 Boise State | 54–62 | ||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12 | |||||
| 8 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 5 Colorado State | 62–52 | Stadium | |
| 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 7 San Diego State vs. No. 6 Boise State | 72–69 | ||
| Championship – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 7 San Diego State | 66–49 | CBSSN | |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First round Sunday, March 10 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Monday, March 11 Stadium/MWN | Semifinals Tuesday, March 12 Stadium/MWN | Championship Wednesday, March 13 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Air Force | 42 | 9 | Fresno State | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Fresno State | 62 | 1 | UNLV | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado State | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado State | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego State | 72 | 7 | San Diego State | 67 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | San Jose State | 51 | 7 | San Diego State | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Boise State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wyoming | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Boise State | 85 | 6 | Boise State | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Utah State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
- "UNLVtickets.com - 2024 Mountain West Basketball Championships".
- "2023-2024 MW Basketball Tiebreakers (PDF) - Mountain West Conference" (PDF).
- "2024 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship Bracket Set".
- "2024 MW Basketball Championships Schedule (PDF) – Mountain West Conference" (PDF).
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