2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
| 2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Television | Stadium/MWN, CBSSN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held March 9-12, 2025, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] In the final, San Diego State defeated Wyoming in triple overtime, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2]
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.[3]
- 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Wyoming | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Colorado State | 13–5 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | 11–7 | 1–1 vs. UNLV |
| 5 | New Mexico | 11–7 | 0–2 vs. UNLV |
| 6 | Fresno State | 8–10 | |
| 7 | Air Force | 7–11 | 0–1 vs. UNLV |
| 8 | Boise State | 7–11 | 0–2 vs. UNLV |
| 9 | Nevada | 6–12 | |
| 10 | Utah State | 3–15 | 2–0 vs. San Jose State |
| 11 | San Jose State | 3–15 | 0–2 vs. Utah State |
Schedule
| Game | Time[4] | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Sunday, March 9 | ||||||
| 1 | 2:00 pm | No. 8 Boise State vs. No. 9 Nevada | 54–48 | Stadium/MWN | ||
| 2 | 4:30 pm | No. 7 Air Force vs. No. 10 Utah State | 59–66 | |||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Fresno State vs. No. 11 San Jose State | 67–62 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Boise State | 80–70 | Stadium/MWN | ||
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 5 New Mexico | 63–53 | |||
| 6 | 5:00 pm | No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 7 Air Force | 77–64 | |||
| 7 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Fresno State | 52–54 | |||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 11 | ||||||
| 8 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 4 San Diego State | 59–71 | Stadium/MWN | ||
| 9 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 6 Fresno State | 57–45 | |||
| Championship – Wednesday, March 12 | ||||||
| 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 4 San Diego State | 68–72 3OT | CBSSN | ||
| Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Sunday, March 9 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Monday, March 10 Stadium/MWN | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 Stadium/MWN | Championship Wednesday, March 12 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Boise State | 54 | 8 | Boise State | 70 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Nevada | 48 | 1 | UNLV | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | New Mexico | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 72*** | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wyoming | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wyoming | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Air Force | 66 | 7 | Air Force | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Utah State | 59 | 2 | Wyoming | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fresno State | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado State | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Fresno State | 67 | 6 | Fresno State | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | San Jose State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[5]
References
- ^ "2025 Basketball Championships". Mountain West Conference. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "San Diego St. at Wyoming Official Basketball Box Score - Final" (PDF). March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
- ^ "Men's basketball tiebreakers" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Championship". Mountain West Conference. August 8, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "Bracket" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.