The 2017 WAC women's basketball tournament is a basketball tournament held on March 9–12, 2017, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The #1 seed in the tournament received a first round bye to the semifinals. Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2017 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they are ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament since the winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited.
New Mexico State won the conference tournament championship game over Seattle, 63–48, to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.
Seeds 2017 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker 1.New Mexico State14–023–62.Seattle10–413–162–0 vs. Cal State Bakersfield3.Cal State Bakersfield10–415–130–2 vs. Seattle4.Texas–Rio Grande Valley8–618–125.UMKC4–109–186.Utah Valley3–118–217.Chicago State0–140–28
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 1 1 2:00 PM #4 UT-Rio Grande Valley vs. #5 UMKC WAC DN 733 2 4:30 PM #2 Seattle vs. #7 Chicago State 3 7:00 PM #3 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #6 Utah Valley Semifinals – Friday, March 10 2 4 12:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #5 UMKC ESPN3 5 2:30 PM #2 Seattle vs. #6 Utah Valley Championship Game – Saturday, March 11 3 6 1:00 PM #1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Seattle ESPN3 851 *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
See also 2017 WAC men's basketball tournament
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