| 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | San Diego State (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Brian Dutcher (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Bradley (San Diego State) |
| Television | Stadium/MWN, CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+ |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 San Diego State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held March 8–11, 2023, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada. The tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds
The defending champions from the prior season were the Boise State Broncos.
All 11 Mountain West schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams received byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams played in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.
- 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 | San Diego State | 15–3 | |
| 2 | Boise State | 13–5 | 1–1 vs SDSU |
| 3 | Utah State | 13–5 | 0–2 vs SDSU |
| 4 | Nevada | 12–6 | |
| 5 | San Jose State | 10–8 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 8–10 | |
| 7 | UNLV | 7–11 | |
| 8 | Colorado State | 6–12 | 2–0 vs FSU |
| 9 | Fresno State | 6–12 | 0–2 vs CSU |
| 10 | Air Force | 5–13 | |
| 11 | Wyoming | 4–14 |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Colorado State vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 67–65 | Stadium/MWN | ||
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 10 Air Force | 78–70 | |||
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 New Mexico vs. No. 11 Wyoming | 87–76 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 8 Colorado State | 64–61 | CBSSN | ||
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Nevada vs. No. 5 San Jose State | 77-81 | |||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Boise State vs. No. 7 UNLV | 87-76 | |||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Utah State vs. No. 6 New Mexico | 91-76 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 5 San Jose State | 64-49 | CBSSN | ||
| 9 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Boise State vs. No. 3 Utah State | 62-72 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 | ||||||
| 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 3 Utah State | 62-57 | CBS/Paramount+ | ||
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 8 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBS/Paramount+ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Colorado State | 67 | 8 | Colorado State | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Fresno State | 65 | 1 | San Diego State | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Jose State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Jose State | 81* | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boise State | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNLV | 78* | 7 | UNLV | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Air Force | 70 | 2 | Boise State | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Mexico | 87 | 6 | New Mexico | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Wyoming | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References
- "UNLVtickets.com - 2023 Mountain West Basketball Championships". www.unlvtickets.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- "Boise State wins Mountain West Tournament Championship". ktvb.com. March 12, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- "Boise State Wins First-Ever MW Men's Basketball Championship Title". themw.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- "2022-2023 MW Basketball Tiebreakers (PDF) - Mountain West Conference" (PDF). themw.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- "2023 MW Basketball Championships Schedule (PDF) – Mountain West Conference".
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