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2018 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsSeattle (1st title)
Winning coachSuzy Barcomb (1st title)
MVPKamira Sanders (Seattle)
Attendance3,630
TelevisionESPN3
← 2017
2019 →
2017–18 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 18 12   .600
Cal State Bakersfield 10 4   .714 18 13   .581
Seattle U 9 5   .643 18 14   .563
Grand Canyon 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
UMKC 7 7   .500 11 19   .367
Utah Valley 5 9   .357 11 19   .367
UT Rio Grande Valley 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Chicago State 1 13   .071 1 29   .033
2018 WAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2018
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament was a tournament which was on held on March 7–10, 2018 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Seattle the winner of the WAC Tournament earns an automatic trip to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.[1]

Seeds

2018 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1. New Mexico State 11–3
2. Cal State Bakersfield 10–4
3. Grand Canyon 9–5 2–0 vs. Seattle
4. Seattle 9–5 0–2 vs. Grand Canyon
5. Missouri–Kansas City 7–7
6. Utah Valley 5–9
7. Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4–10
8. Chicago State 1–13

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7
1
1
12:00 PM
#3 Grand Canyon vs. #6 Utah Valley
ESPN3
722
2
2:30 PM
#2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 UTRGV
2
3
6:00 PM
#1 New Mexico State vs. #8 Chicago State
809
4
8:30 PM
#4 Seattle U vs. #5 UMKC
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
3
5
12:00 PM
#3 Grand Canyon vs. #2 Cal State Bakersfield
ESPN3
1,366
6
2:30 PM
#1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Seattle U
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
4
7
2:00 PM
#2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #4 Seattle U
ESPN3
733
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Finals
Saturday, March 10
         
1 New Mexico State 84
8 Chicago State 60
1 New Mexico State 61
4 Seattle 84
4 Seattle 75
5 UMKC 64
4 Seattle 57
2 Cal State Bakersfield 54
3 Grand Canyon 72
6 Utah Valley 56
3 Grand Canyon 55
2 Cal State Bakersfield 61
2 Cal State Bakersfield 70
7 UT Rio Grande Valley 59

See also

References