The 2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a tournament that held from March 6–11, 2017 at the Reno Events Center. Montana State won their 2nd conference tournament title for the first time since 1993 and earned an automatic trip to the 2017 NCAA tournament.
Seeds Big Sky Tiebreaker procedures are as follows: Head-to-head Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish Higher RPI Coin Flip SeedSchoolConference Overall*Tiebreaker 1Montana State15–322–61-0 vs. North Dakota2North Dakota15–320–90–1 vs. Montana State3Northern Colorado14–422–74Eastern Washington12–617–125Idaho11–716–136Idaho State10–816–137 Portland State8–1014–168Weber State6–1212–171–0 vs. Sacramento State9Sacramento State6–1210–190–1 vs. Weber State10Northern Arizona5–139–2011Montana4–147–2212Southern Utah2–167–22 * Overall record at end of regular season.
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First Round – Monday, March 6 1 112:05 PM #8 Weber State vs. #9 Sacramento State Watch Big Sky 863 22:35 PM #5 Idaho vs. #12 Southern Utah 672 2 35:35 PM #7 Portland State vs. #10 Northern Arizona 906 48:05 PM #6 Idaho State vs. #11 Montana Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 3 512:05 PM #1 Montana State vs. #8 Weber State Watch Big Sky 787 62:35 PM #4 Eastern Washington vs. #5 Idaho 4 75:35 PM #2 North Dakota vs. #7 Portland State 804 88:05 PM #3 Northern Colorado vs. #6 Idaho State Semifinals – Friday, March 10 5 912:05 PM #1 Montana State vs. #4 Eastern Washington Watch Big Sky 1,202 102:35 PM #7 Portland State vs. #6 Idaho State Championship Game – Saturday, March 11 6 1112:05 PM #1 Montana State vs. #6 Idaho State Watch Big Sky 919 *Game Times in PT.
Bracket
See also 2017 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
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