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2014 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

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2014 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
TelevisionCBSSN, MWN
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The 2014 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held on March 10–15, 2014 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] With San Jose State and Utah State added to the MWC, the MWC had an 11 team tournament for 2014. The top 5 seeds got the first round bye. For the 2nd year in a row all games but the championship were streamed online through the Mountain West Network. CBS Sports Network aired the championship. The tournament champion received the Mountain West's only bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

2013–14 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Fresno State 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Nevada 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
Boise State 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Wyoming 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
San Diego State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
UNLV 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Utah State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
New Mexico 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
San Jose State 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Air Force 0 18   .000 1 28   .034
2014 MWC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
Rankings from AP poll[2][3]

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Colorado State 15–3
#2 Fresno State 13–5
#3 Nevada 12–6
#4 Boise State 12–6
#5 Wyoming 10–8
#6 San Diego State 9–9
#7 UNLV 9–9
#8 Utah State 8–10
#9 New Mexico 6–12
#10 San Jose State 5–13
#11 Air Force 0–18

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Monday, March 10
1 2:00 pm #8 Utah State vs. #9 New Mexico MWN
2 4:30 pm #7 UNLV vs. #10 San Jose State MWN
3 7:00 pm #6 San Diego vs. #11 Air Force MWN
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 11
4 Noon #1 Colorado State vs. #8 Utah State MWN
5 2:30 pm #4 Boise State vs. #5 Wyoming MWN
6 6:00 pm #3 Nevada vs. #6 San Diego State MWN
7 8:30 pm #2 Fresno State vs. #7 UNLV MWN
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
8 12:00 pm #1 Colorado State vs. #5 Wyoming MWN
9 2:30 pm #2 Fresno State vs. #3 Nevada MWN
Championship – Saturday, March 15
10 7:00 pm #1 Colorado State vs. #2 Fresno State CBSSN
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Monday, March 10
MWN
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 11
MWN
Semifinals
Friday, March 14
MWN
Championship
Saturday, March 15
CBSSN
            
1 Colorado State 72
8 Utah State 67
8 Utah State 69
9 New Mexico 66
1 Colorado State 95
5 Wyoming 923OT
4 Boise State 56
5 Wyoming 61
1 Colorado State 68
2 Fresno State 77
2 Fresno State 80
7 UNLV 65
7 UNLV 78
10 San Jose State 75
2 Fresno State 82
3 Nevada 71
3 Nevada 53
6 San Diego State 48
6 San Diego State 63
11 Air Force 56

References

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  1. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2014 Basketball Championships Schedule". TheME.com. Retrieved October 6, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.