2022 WAC men's basketball tournament should not be confused with 2022 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament.
| Year: | 2022 |
| Conference: | WAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Michelob Ultra Arena (first round) Orleans Arena (all other games) |
| City: | Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions: | New Mexico State |
| Titlecount: | 10th |
| Coach: | Chris Jans |
| Coachcount: | 3th |
| Mvp: | Teddy Allen |
| Mvpteam: | New Mexico State |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU |
The 2022 WAC men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2021–22 season. Held during March 8–12, 2022, in Paradise, Nevada, first-round games were played at the Michelob Ultra Arena with all remaining games at the Orleans Arena. The tournament champion, the New Mexico State Aggies, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.
11 of the 13 teams in the WAC were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Dixie State and Tarleton State were ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top 10 teams in the conference qualified for the tournament.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 14–4 | 3–1 vs Seattle/Stephen F. Austin | |
| 2 | Seattle | 14–4 | 1–2 vs New Mexico State/Stephen F. Austin | 1–0 vs Stephen F. Austin |
| 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 14–4 | 1–2 vs Seattle/New Mexico State | 0–1 vs Seattle |
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Sam Houston State | 1–0 vs Seattle |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 13–5 | 1–1 vs Grand Canyon | 0–1 vs Seattle |
| 6 | Abilene Christian | 11–7 | ||
| 7 | Utah Valley | 10–8 | ||
| 8 | California Baptist | 7–11 | ||
| 9 | UTRGV | 3–15 | 1–0 vs Chicago State | |
| 10 | Chicago State | 3–15 | 0–1 vs UTRGV | |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 California Baptist vs. No. 9 UTRGV | 81–80 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Utah Valley vs. No. 10 Chicago State | 69–47 | ||||
| Second round – Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 Sam Houston State vs. No. 8 California Baptist | 65–35 | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Abilene Christian vs. No. 7 Utah Valley | 82–74 | ||||
| Third round – Thursday, March 10, 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Grand Canyon vs. No. 5 Sam Houston State | 71–66 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 6 Abilene Christian | 62–76 | ESPN+ | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11, 2022 | |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 Grand Canyon | 75–70 | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Seattle vs. No. 6 Abilene Christian | 76–78 | ESPN+ | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 12, 2022 | |||||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 6 Abilene Christian | 66–52 | ESPNU | ||
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* denotes overtime period