2014 WAC women's basketball tournament

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2014 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams8
TelevisionESPNU
← 2013
2015 →
2013–14 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho† 15 – 1   .938 25 – 9   .735
Cal State Bakersfield 12 – 4   .750 19 – 12   .613
Grand Canyon* 10 – 6   .625 21 – 9   .700
Seattle U 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
Texas-Pan American 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
New Mexico State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355
UMKC 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367
Utah Valley 4 – 12   .250 7 – 23   .233
Chicago State 0 – 16   .000 3 – 27   .100
† 2014 WAC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
* Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2014 WAC women's basketball tournament was held on March 12–15, 2014, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[3][needs update] 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.[4]
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
Seed School Conference Record Overall 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 State 0-16 3-26

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup#
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1 1 12:00 PM #1 Idaho vs. #8 Chicago State
2 2:30 PM #4 UT Pan American vs. #5 New Mexico State
2 3 6:00 PM #3 Seattle vs. #6 UMKC
4 8:30 PM #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Utah Valley
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
3 5 12:00 PM #1 Idaho vs. #5 New Mexico State
6 2:30 PM #3 Seattle vs. #2 Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game – Saturday, March 15
4 8 1:00 PM #1 Idaho vs. Game 6 winner
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 13 		Semifinals
Friday, March 14 		Championship
Saturday, March 15
         
1 Idaho 84
8 Chicago State 43
1 Idaho 75
5 New Mexico State 65
4 UT Pan American 74
5 New Mexico State 86
1 Idaho 75
3 Seattle 67
2 Cal State Bakersfield 65
7 Utah Valley 63
2 Cal State Bakersfield 79
3 Seattle 84
3 Seattle 81
6 UMKC 76

Game summaries

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

All tournament conference team

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas". The Monitor. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference". AZCentral Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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