2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 3 and 8 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Gonzaga won the tournament and with it the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.[2]

2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams10
Finals siteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsGonzaga (10th title)
Winning coachLisa Fortier (4th title)
MVPMelody Kempton (Gonzaga)
TelevisionESPNU/BYUtv
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2023 →
2021–22 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT[1]
No. 20 BYU 15 1   .938 26 4   .867
Gonzaga 15 2   .882 27 7   .794
San Francisco 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Portland 8 7   .533 20 11   .645
Saint Mary's 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
San Diego 8 9   .471 17 15   .531
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Pepperdine 4 11   .267 8 17   .320
Loyola Marymount 4 13   .235 11 19   .367
Pacific 3 14   .176 6 23   .207
2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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All conference members qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on the Ken Pomeroy Adjusted Conference Winning Percentage.

Seed School Conference Overall* Pomeroy AWP
1[3] BYU 15–1 25–2 .921%
2 Gonzaga 15–2 24–6 .870%
3 San Francisco 10–8 16–14 .555%
4 Portland 8–7 18–9 .530%
5 Saint Mary's 9–9 15–14 .501%
6 San Diego 8–9 16–13 .493%
7 Santa Clara 8–10 14–14 .448%
8 Pepperdine 4–11 8–16 .257%
9 Loyola Marymount 4–13 9–18 .241%
10 Pacific 3–14 6–22 .184%

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Venue

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For the fourteenth consecutive year, the 2022 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.[4] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886-room Orleans Hotel and Casino, about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.[5] The tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly.[6]

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Television
First round – Thursday March 3, 2022
1 1 12:00 PM No. 8 Pepperdine 54 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 64 BYUtv
2 2:00 PM No. 7 Santa Clara 93 vs. No. 10 Pacific 69
Second round – Friday March 4, 2022
2 3 12:00 PM No. 5 Saint Mary's 64 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 71 BYUtv
4 2:00 PM No. 6 San Diego 79 vs. No. 7 Santa Clara 86
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5, 2022
3 5 1:30 PM No. 4 Portland 69 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 44 BYUtv
6 3:30 PM No. 3 San Francisco 72 vs. No. 7 Santa Clara 63
Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2022
4 7 12:00 PM No. 1 BYU 59 vs. No. 4 Portland 52 BYUtv
8 2:00 PM No. 2 Gonzaga 69 vs. No. 3 San Francisco 55
Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2022
5 9 1:00 PM No. 1 BYU 59 vs. No. 2 Gonzaga 71 ESPNU
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. *denotes overtime game

Bracket

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Opening round
Thursday, March 3
Second round
Friday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 5
Semifinals
Monday, March 7
Championship
Tuesday, March 8
1 BYU 59
4 Portland 52
4 Portland 69
9 Loyola Marymount 44
5 Saint Mary's 64
8 Pepperdine 54 9 Loyola Marymount 71
9 Loyola Marymount 64 1 BYU 59
2 Gonzaga 71
2 Gonzaga 69
3 San Francisco 55
3 San Francisco 72
7 Santa Clara 63
6 San Diego 79
7 Santa Clara 93 7 Santa Clara 86
10 Pacific 69

* denotes overtime game

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WCC Standings - 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Gonzaga Wins 2022 WCC Women's Basketball Championship" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "No. 19 BYU women beat Santa Clara, clinch share of WCC title". AP. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Location Spotlight: Orleans Arena | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (February 3, 2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-8515-6.
  6. ^ "UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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