College basketball tournament
| 2019 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | New Mexico State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Brooke Atkinson (1st title) |
| MVP | Gia Pack (New Mexico State) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CSU Bakersfield | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 WAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP poll *California Baptist ineligible for WAC tournament as part of reclassification from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 WAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 13–16, 2019, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. New Mexico State won the conference tournament championship game over Texas–Rio Grande Valley, in double-overtime, 76–73 to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.
Seeds
The teams were seeded based on record, with California Baptist not eligible to play due to the transition rules.
| 2019 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | ||
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| 1. | New Mexico State | 15–1 | 26–6 | |||
| – | California Baptist | 11–5 | 18–11 | |||
| 2. | UT Rio Grande Valley | 10–6 | 18–14 | |||
| 3. | Kansas City | 9–7 | 16–15 | |||
| 4. | CSU Bakersfield | 9–7 | 14–17 | |||
| 5. | Utah Valley | 8–8 | 14–16 | |||
| 6. | Grand Canyon | 5–11 | 7–20 | |||
| 7. | Seattle U | 3–13 | 3–27 | |||
| 8. | Chicago State | 2–14 | 2–28 | |||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
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| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Chicago State vs. #1 New Mexico State | ESPN3 | 811 |
| 2 | 2:30 PM | #5 Utah Valley vs. #4 UMKC | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #7 Seattle U vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley | ||
| 4 | 8:30 PM | #6 Grand Canyon vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 UMKC | ESPN3 | 1,426 |
| 6 | 2:30 PM | #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield | |||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 16 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 2:00 PM | #1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley | ESPN3 | |
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago State | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 91 OT | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMKC | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UMKC | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | 76 OT 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal St Bakersfield | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Canyon | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal State Bakersfield | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Seattle | 54 | ||||||||||||
References
- "WAC Basketball Preview Central". WAC Sports. October 10, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "New Mexico State outlasts Texas Rio Grande in 20T, 76-73". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- "2018-19 WAC Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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