2022 WAC women's basketball tournament

2022 WAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams10
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (1st title)
Winning coachMark Kellogg (1st title)
MVPZya Nugent (Stephen F. Austin)
TelevisionESPN+
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2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin † 17 – 1   .944 28 – 5   .848
Grand Canyon 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688
California Baptist* 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
Utah Valley 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Abilene Christian 9 – 9   .500 17 – 13   .567
Sam Houston State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Tarleton State* 8 – 10   .444 16 – 13   .552
Lamar 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Seattle 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367
Dixie State* 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
New Mexico State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 19   .345
Chicago State 3 – 15   .167 4 – 23   .148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2022 WAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2021–22 season. All games were played at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, from March 8 to 12, 2022. Regular-season champion Stephen F. Austin, in its first WAC season after moving from the Southland Conference following the 2020–21 season, also won the tournament, receiving the WAC's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeds

Eleven of the 13 teams in the WAC were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Dixie State and Tarleton were ineligible due to their transitions from Division II to Division I. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Stephen F. Austin 17-1 3–1 vs Seattle/SFA
2 Grand Canyon 14–4
3 California Baptist 13-5
4 Utah Valley 10-8
5 Abilene Christian 9-9 2-0 vs. Sam Houston
6 Sam Houston 9-9 0-2 vs. Abilene Christian
7 Lamar 8-10 2-0 vs. UTRGV
8 UTRGV 8-10 0-2 vs. Lamar
9 Seattle 6-12 1-1 vs. New Mexico State 0-1 vs. Stephen F. Austin
10 New Mexico State 6-12 1-1 vs. Seattle 0-2 vs. Stephen F. Austin

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 8, 2022
1 1 12:00 pm No. 8 UTRGV vs. No. 9 Seattle 71–61 ESPN+
2 2:30 pm No. 7 Lamar vs. No. 10 New Mexico State 66–54
Second round – Wednesday, March 9, 2022
2 3 12:00 pm No. 5 Abilene Christian vs. No. 8 UTRGV 70–73 ESPN+
4 2:30 pm No. 6 Sam Houston vs. No. 7 Lamar 73–69
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10, 2022
3 5 12:00pm No. 4 Utah Valley vs. No. 8 UTRGV 72–57 ESPN+
6 2:30 pm No. 3 California Baptist vs. No. 6 Sam Houston 85–78
Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2022
4 7 12:00pm No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 4 Utah Valley 68-42 ESPN+
8 2:30 pm No. 2 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 California Baptist 64-60
Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2022
5 9 2:00 pm No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 2 Grand Canyon 74-57 ESPN+
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Tuesday, March 8
ESPN+ 		Second round
Wednesday, March 9
ESPN+ 		Third round
Thursday, March 10
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
ESPN+
8 UTRGV 71
9 Seattle 61 5 Abilene Christian 70
8 UTRGV 73
4 Utah Valley 72
8 UTRGV 57
1 Stephen F. Austin 68
4 Utah Valley 42
1 Stephen F. Austin 74
2 Grand Canyon 57
2 Grand Canyon 64
3 California Baptist 60
3 California Baptist 85
6 Sam Houston 79
6 Sam Houston 73
7 Lamar 66 7 Lamar 69
10 New Mexico State 54

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. ^ Ticket Punched! Ladyjacks Roll Past Lopes to Secure WAC Title
  2. ^ "NM State Wins 2022 Hercules Tires WAC men's basketball tournament".