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 was scheduled to be played from March 7–11, 2023, at Michelob ULTRA Arena and the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near Las Vegas. The first round was played on March 6 at Michelob ULTRA Arena with the remaining rounds March 8–11 at the Orleans Arena. The winner of the conference tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds Twelve of the thirteen members were invited to the tournament. While Tarleton and Utah Tech were ineligible for the NCAA tournament, they were eligible for the WAC tournament. 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. Rankings were initially released on December 5. While seedings were determined using the WAC Resume Seeding System, the top 12 teams that qualified for the tournament were determined based on conference league records.
SeedFeb. 27Final1Stephen F. AustinStephen F. Austin2Southern UtahSouthern Utah3Grand CanyonGrand Canyon4California BaptistCalifornia Baptist5Utah TechUtah Tech6UT ArlingtonUT Arlington7Sam Houston StateNew Mexico State8New Mexico StateAbilene Christian9Abilene ChristianSam Houston State10UT - RGVUT - RGV11SeattleTarleton State12Tarleton StateSeattle13Utah ValleyUtah Valley
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Monday, March 6, 2023 – Michelob ULTRA Arena1112:00pmNo. 8 Abilene Christian vs. No. 9 Sam Houston81–82 ESPN+22:00pmNo. 5 Utah Tech vs. No. 12 Utah Valley 72–6836:00pmNo. 7 New Mexico State vs. No. 10 UT Rio Grande Valley65–4948:00pmNo. 6 UT Arlington vs. No. 11 Seattle78–80Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8, 2023 – Orleans Arena2512:00pmNo. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 9 Sam Houston74–59ESPN+62:00pmNo. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 5 Utah Tech81–7276:00pmNo. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 7 New Mexico State62–6188:00pmNo. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 11 Seattle85–80Semifinals – Friday, March 10, 2023 – Orleans Arena3912:00 pmNo. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 4 California Baptist64–69ESPN+102:30pmNo. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon64–51Championship – Saturday, March 11, 2023 – Orleans Arena4113:30pmNo. 4 California Baptist vs. No. 2 Southern Utah73-82ESPN+*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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See also 2023 WAC men's basketball tournament
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