2020 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2020 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsBoise State (5th title)
Winning coachGordy Presnell (5th title)
MVPA’Shanti Coleman (Boise State)
Attendance7,305
TelevisionStadium, CBSSN
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2019–20 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
16 – 2   .889 24 – 6   .800
Boise State † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Wyoming 12 – 6   .667 16 – 11   .593
12 – 6   .667 19 – 11   .633
9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452
9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
7 – 11   .389 10 – 21   .323
New Mexico 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
6 – 12   .333 12 – 18   .400
2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267
† 2020 MW Tournament winner
As of January 18, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 1-4, 2020 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

Boise State was the winner, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Seeds[]

Teams were seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.[2]

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker
1 Fresno State 16–2
2 Boise State 13–5
3 Wyoming 12–6 1–0 vs. San Jose State
4 San Jose State 12–6 0–1 vs. Wyoming
5 UNLV 9–9 1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–1 vs. Fresno State
6 San Diego State 9–9 1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–2 vs. Fresno State
7 Air Force 7–11 1–1 vs. Nevada, 1–1 vs. Fresno State
8 Nevada 7–11 1–1 vs. Air Force, 0–1 vs. Fresno State
9 New Mexico 6–12 1–0 vs. Colorado State
10 Colorado State 6–12 0–1 vs. New Mexico
11 Utah State 2–16

Schedule[]

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Sunday, March 1
1 1 2:00 PM #8 Nevada, 74 vs. #9 New Mexico, 64 Stadium 1,320
2 4:30 PM #7 Air Force 60 vs. #10 Colorado State 48
3 7:00 PM #6 San Diego State 79, vs. #11 Utah State 81
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 2
2 4 12:00 PM #1 Fresno State 75 vs. #8 Nevada 71 Stadium 1,287
5 2:30 PM #4 San Jose State 67 vs. #5 UNLV 48
3 6 5:30 PM #2 Boise State 73 vs. #7 Air Force 50 1,366
7 8:00 PM #3 Wyoming 64 vs. #11 Utah State 59
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 3
4 8 6:00 PM #1 Fresno State 94 vs. #4 San Jose State 68 Stadium 1,718
9 8:30 PM #2 Boise State 79 vs. #3 Wyoming 71
Championship Game – Wednesday, March 4
5 10 8:00 PM #1 Fresno State 76 vs. #2 Boise State 80** CBSSN 1,614
*Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime.

Bracket[]

First round
Sunday, March 1 		Quarterfinals
Monday, March 2 		Semifinals
Tuesday, March 3 		Championship
Wednesday, March 4
            
1 Fresno State 75
8 Nevada 71
8 Nevada 74
9 New Mexico 64
1 Fresno State 94
4 San Jose State 68
4 San Jose State 67
5 UNLV 48
1 Fresno State 76
2 Boise State 80*
2 Boise State 73
7 Air Force 50
7 Air Force 60
10 Colorado State 48
2 Boise State 79
3 Wyoming 71
3 Wyoming 64
11 Utah State 59
6 San Diego State 79
11 Utah State 81*

* denotes overtime period

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship". themw.com. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Seeding" (PDF). themw.com. Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
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