2023 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 4–8 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 40th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1983. The winner will receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

Seeds The ten teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top six teams will receive a first-round bye. SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker1Northern Arizona13-54-0 vs. Montana State/Sacramento State2Montana State13-51-3 vs. Northern Arizona/Sacramento State; 2-0 vs. Montana3Sacramento State13-51-3 vs. Northern Arizona/Montana State; 1-1 vs. Montana4Eastern Washington11-75Montana10-86Idaho9-97Portland State8-108Idaho State6-129Northern Colorado5-1310Weber State2-16

Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Saturday, March 41112:00 pmNo. 9 Northern Colorado vs. No. 10 Weber State63–52ESPN+22:30 pmNo. 7 Portland State vs. No. 8 Idaho State73–58Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 5 & Monday, March 62312:00 pmNo. 1 Northern Arizona vs. No. 9 Northern Colorado64–48ESPN+42:30 pmNo. 2 Montana State vs. No. 7 Portland State65–773512:00 pmNo. 4 Eastern Washington vs. No. 5 Montana72-6462:30 pmNo. 3 Sacramento State vs. No. 6 Idaho73–58Semifinals – Tuesday, March 74712:00 pmNo. 1 Northern Arizona vs. No. 4 Eastern Washington74-57ESPN+82:30 pmNo. 7 Portland State vs. No. 3 Sacramento State42-60Championship game – Wednesday, March 8592:00 pmNo. 1 Northern Arizona vs. No. 3 Sacramento State63-76ESPNU Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

References

See also 2023 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament