2014 WAC women's basketball tournament
| 2014 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2013–14 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Television | ESPNU |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle U | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2014 WAC tournament winner As of March 22, 2014 * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II Rankings from AP poll[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2014 WAC women's basketball tournament was held on March 12–15, 2014, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[3][needs update] This was the third consecutive year the WAC Tournament took place in Vegas.
Format
[edit]Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2014 men's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season. They could not win the conference tournament since the winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, Grand Canyon would be eligible to win the regular season title and was eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited.[4]
8 teams competed in the 2014 tournament in a traditional single-elimination style tournament, with 1 playing 8, 2 playing 7, 3 playing 6, and 4 playing 5 on Wednesday, March 12. The winners met in the semifinals on Friday, March 14. The championship aired Saturday, March 15.
Seeds
[edit]| 2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular season) |
Tiebreaker | ||
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| 1. | Idaho | 15-1 | 22-8 | |||
| 2. | Cal State Bakersfield | 12-4 | 17-10 | |||
| 3. | Seattle | 9-7 | 14-15 | |||
| 4. | UT Pan American | 8-8 | 14-15 | |||
| 5. | New Mexico State | 7-9 | 10-19 | 1-1 vs. Grand Canyon | ||
| 6. | UMKC | 7-9 | 11-18 | 0-2 vs. Grand Canyon | ||
| 7. | Utah Valley | 4-12 | 7-22 | |||
| 8. | Chicago State | 0-16 | 3-26 | |||
Schedule
[edit]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | ||
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| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #1 Idaho vs. #8 Chicago State | ||
| 2 | 2:30 PM | #4 UT Pan American vs. #5 New Mexico State | |||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #3 Seattle vs. #6 UMKC | ||
| 4 | 8:30 PM | #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Utah Valley | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Idaho vs. #5 New Mexico State | ||
| 6 | 2:30 PM | #3 Seattle vs. #2 Cal State Bakersfield | |||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 15 | |||||
| 4 | 8 | 1:00 PM | #1 Idaho vs. Game 6 winner | ||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 | Championship Saturday, March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Idaho | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago State | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Idaho | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | New Mexico State | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UT Pan American | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | New Mexico State | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Idaho | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Bakersfield | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Utah Valley | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Bakersfield | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UMKC | 76 | ||||||||||||
Game summaries
[edit]Game Summaries will be added once the tournament bracket is finalized.
All tournament conference team
[edit]| Name | School | Pos. | Year | Ht. | Hometown |
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References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ^ "WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas". The Monitor. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ "Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference". AZCentral Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2012.