| Year: | 2013 |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Arena: | Thomas & Mack Center |
| City: | Paradise, NV |
| Champions: | New Mexico |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Steve Alford |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Tony Snell |
| Mvpteam: | New Mexico |
| Television: | CBSSN, CBS |
The 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was a tournament played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 12–15, 2013.[1] [2] With TCU departing for the Big 12, and Fresno State and Nevada joining the MWC, the MWC will have a 9 team tournament for 2013. As the tournament champion, New Mexico received the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.
Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular–season champion, if necessary.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico (#12) | 13–3 | 26–5 | ||
| 2 | Colorado State | 11–5 | 24–7 | ||
| 3 | UNLV | 10–6 | 23–8 | ||
| 4 | San Diego State | 9–7 | 21–9 | 1–1 vs BSU | |
| 5 | Boise State | 9–7 | 21–9 | 1–1 vs SDSU | |
| 6 | Air Force | 8–8 | 17–12 | ||
| 7 | Fresno State | 5–11 | 11–18 | ||
| 8 | Wyoming | 4–12 | 18–12 | ||
| 9 | Nevada | 3–13 | 12–18 |
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||
| 1 | 5:00 pm |
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| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||
| 2 | Noon |
| CBSSN | |
| 3 | 2:30 pm |
| CBSSN | |
| 4 | 6:30 pm |
| CBSSN | |
| 5 | 9:00 pm |
| CBSSN | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 | ||||
| 6 | 6:00 pm |
| CBSSN | |
| 7 | 8:30 pm |
| CBSSN | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 16 | ||||
| 8 | 3:00 pm |
| CBS | |
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