2023 WAC women's basketball tournament should not be confused with 2023 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament.
| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | WAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Arena: | Michelob Ultra Arena (first round) Orleans Arena (all other games) |
| Champions: | Southern Utah |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Tracy Sanders |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
The 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2022–23 season. The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 7–11, 2023, at Michelob ULTRA Arena and the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near Las Vegas.[1] The first round will be played on March 6 at Michelob ULTRA Arena with the remaining rounds March 8–11 at the Orleans Arena.[2] The winner of the conference tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Twelve of the thirteen members will be invited to the tournament.[3] While Tarleton and Utah Tech are ineligible for the NCAA tournament, they are eligible for the WAC tournament.[4] [5] The WAC Resume Seeding rankings are an advanced analytic developed by Ken Pomeroy that incorporates the performance of teams in both conference and non-conference games.[6] Rankings were initially released on December 5.[7] While seedings are determined using the WAC Resume Seeding System, the top 12 teams that qualify for the tournament will be determined based on conference league records.
| Seed | Feb. 27 | Final |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin |
| 2 | Southern Utah | Southern Utah |
| 3 | Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon |
| 4 | California Baptist | California Baptist |
| 5 | Utah Tech | Utah Tech |
| 6 | UT Arlington | UT Arlington |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | New Mexico State |
| 8 | New Mexico State | Abilene Christian |
| 9 | Abilene Christian | Sam Houston State |
| 10 | UT - RGV | UT - RGV |
| 11 | Seattle | Tarleton State |
| 12 | Tarleton State | Seattle |
| 13 | Utah Valley | Utah Valley |
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday, March 6, 2023 – Michelob ULTRA Arena | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00pm | No. 8 Abilene Christian vs. No. 9 Sam Houston | 81–82 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 2:00pm | No. 5 Utah Tech vs. No. 12 Utah Valley | 72–68 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00pm | No. 7 New Mexico State vs. No. 10 UT Rio Grande Valley | 65–49 | ||||
| 4 | 8:00pm | No. 6 UT Arlington vs. No. 11 Seattle | 78–80 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – Orleans Arena | |||||||
| 2 | 5 | 12:00pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 9 Sam Houston | 74–59 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 2:00pm | No. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 5 Utah Tech | 81–72 | ||||
| 7 | 6:00pm | No. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 7 New Mexico State | 62–61 | ||||
| 8 | 8:00pm | No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 11 Seattle | 85–80 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023 – Orleans Arena | |||||||
| 3 | 9 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 4 California Baptist | 64–69 | ESPN+ | ||
| 10 | 2:30pm | No. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon | 64–51 | ||||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023 – Orleans Arena | |||||||
| 4 | 11 | 3:30pm | No. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 2 Southern Utah | 73-82 | ESPN+ | ||
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