2014 WAC women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2014
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:8
Television:ESPNU
Different Previous:2013
Different Next:2015

The 2014 WAC women's basketball tournament was held on March 12–15, 2014, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] This was the third consecutive year the WAC Tournament took place in Vegas.

Format

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.[2]
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

2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record
(End of Regular season)
Tiebreaker
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 State0-16 3-26

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1112:00 PM
  1. 1 Idaho vs. #8 Chicago State
22:30 PM
  1. 4 UT Pan American vs. #5 New Mexico State
236:00 PM
  1. 3 Seattle vs. #6 UMKC
48:30 PM
  1. 2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Utah Valley
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
3512:00 PM
  1. 1 Idaho vs. #5 New Mexico State
62:30 PM
  1. 3 Seattle vs. #2 Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game – Saturday, March 15
481:00 PM
  1. 1 Idaho vs. Game 6 winner
  • Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Game summaries

Game Summaries will be added once the tournament bracket is finalized.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas. The Monitor. 2013-06-17.
  2. Web site: Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference. AZCentral Sports. 2012-11-27.