2017 WAC men's basketball tournament

2017 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State Aggies (7th title)
Winning coachPaul Weir (1st title)
MVPIan Baker (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPNU
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 – 2   .857 25 – 10   .714
New Mexico State † 11 – 3   .786 28 – 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710
UMKC 8 – 6   .571 18 – 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 – 8   .429 17 – 17   .500
Seattle 5 – 9   .357 13 – 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 – 12   .143 10 – 22   .313
Chicago State 1 – 13   .071 6 – 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 WAC tournament winner

The 2017 WAC men's basketball tournament is a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference. It will be held from March 9–11, 2017 at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner of the tournament, New Mexico State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 70-60 win over California State-Bakersfield.[1]

Seeds

Grand Canyon was ineligible to participate in the conference tournament during its transition to Division I. The remaining seven teams will participate in the tournament. The top seed will receive a bye to the semifinals. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference
1 Cal State Bakersfield 12–2
2 New Mexico State 11–3
3 UMKC 8–6
4 Utah Valley 6–8
5 Seattle 5–9
6 UT Rio Grande Valley 2–12
7 Chicago State 1–13

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
1 2:00 pm No. 5 Seattle vs. No. 4 Utah Valley 53–65 WAC Digital Network
2 4:30 pm No. 7 Chicago State vs. No. 2 New Mexico State 53–67
3 7:00 pm No. 6 UT Rio Grande Valley vs. No. 3 UMKC 78–82OT
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
4 6:00 pm No. 4 Utah Valley vs. No. 1 Cal State Bakersfield 80–814OT ESPN3
5 8:30 pm No. 3 UMKC vs. No. 2 New Mexico State 60–78
Championship – Saturday, March 11
6 8:00 pm No.1 Cal State Bakersfield vs. No. 2 New Mexico State 60–70 ESPNU
*Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
WAC Digital Network 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10
ESPN3 		Championship
Saturday, March 11
ESPNU
         
1 Cal State Bakersfield 81****
4 Utah Valley 80
4 Utah Valley 65
5 Seattle 53
1 Cal State Bakersfield 60
2 New Mexico State 70
2 New Mexico State 67
7 Chicago State 53
2 New Mexico State 78
3 UMKC 60
3 UMKC 82*
6 UT Rio Grande Valley 78

* denotes overtime period

References

  1. ^ Slane, Bill (March 12, 2017). "New Mexico State back on top in WAC tournament". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2024.