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2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

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2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2024–25
Teams11
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada
TelevisionStadium/MWN, CBSSN
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2024–25 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
Wyoming 14 4   .778 22 12   .647
Colorado State 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
San Diego State 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
New Mexico 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Fresno State 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Air Force 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Boise State 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Nevada 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Utah State 3 15   .167 4 27   .129
San Jose State 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2025 Mountain West tournament winner

The 2025 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held March 9-12, 2025, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] In the final, San Diego State defeated Wyoming in triple overtime, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2]

Seeds

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All 11 Mountain West schools will participate in the tournament. Teams are to be seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams will receive byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams will play in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.[3]

  • Head-to-head record between the tied teams
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher NET
Seed School Conf Tiebreaker(s)
1 UNLV 16–2
2 Wyoming 14–4
3 Colorado State 13–5
4 San Diego State 11–7 1–1 vs. UNLV
5 New Mexico 11–7 0–2 vs. UNLV
6 Fresno State 8–10
7 Air Force 7–11 0–1 vs. UNLV
8 Boise State 7–11 0–2 vs. UNLV
9 Nevada 6–12
10 Utah State 3–15 2–0 vs. San Jose State
11 San Jose State 3–15 0–2 vs. Utah State

Schedule

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Game Time[4] Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Sunday, March 9
1 2:00 pm No. 8 Boise State vs. No. 9 Nevada 54–48 Stadium/MWN
2 4:30 pm No. 7 Air Force vs. No. 10 Utah State 59–66
3 7:00 pm No. 6 Fresno State vs. No. 11 San Jose State 67–62
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 10
4 12:00 pm No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Boise State 80–70 Stadium/MWN
5 2:30 pm No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 5 New Mexico 63–53
6 5:00 pm No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 7 Air Force 77–64
7 7:30 pm No. 3 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Fresno State 52–54
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 11
8 5:00 pm No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 4 San Diego State 59–71 Stadium/MWN
9 7:30 pm No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 6 Fresno State 57–45
Championship – Wednesday, March 12
10 7:30 pm No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 4 San Diego State 68–72 3OT CBSSN
Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Sunday, March 9
Stadium/MWN
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 10
Stadium/MWN
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 11
Stadium/MWN
Championship
Wednesday, March 12
CBSSN
1 UNLV 80
8 Boise State 54 8 Boise State 70
9 Nevada 48 1 UNLV 59
4 San Diego State 71
4 San Diego State 63
5 New Mexico 53
4 San Diego State 72***
2 Wyoming 68
2 Wyoming 77
7 Air Force 66 7 Air Force 64
10 Utah State 59 2 Wyoming 57
6 Fresno State 45
3 Colorado State 52
6 Fresno State 67 6 Fresno State 54
11 San Jose State 62

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2025 Basketball Championships". Mountain West Conference. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "San Diego St. at Wyoming Official Basketball Box Score - Final" (PDF). March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's basketball tiebreakers" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Championship". Mountain West Conference. August 8, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "Bracket" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.