The 2020 WAC men's basketball tournament was to be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2019–20 season. All tournament games were to be played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, from March 12–14, 2020. The tournament champion would have received the WAC's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament.
| 2020 WAC men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Rio Grande Valley | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period Note: The 2020 WAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On March 12, both the WAC Tournament and the NCAA Tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seeds edit
8 of the 9 teams in the WAC are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico State | 16–0 | ||
| 2 | UTRGV | 9–7 | ||
| 3 | Seattle | 7–7 | ||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | 8–8 | ||
| 5 | Kansas City | 8–7 | ||
| 6 | Utah Valley | 5–10 | ||
| 7 | Cal State Bakersfield | 6–10 | ||
| 8 | Chicago State | 0–14 |
Schedule and results edit
| Game | Time[1] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | ||||
| 1 | cancelled | No. 1 New Mexico State vs No. 8 Chicago State | N/A | ESPN+ |
| 2 | No. 4 Grand Canyon vs. No. 5 Kansas City | |||
| 3 | No. 2 UTRGV vs. No. 7 Cal State Bakersfield | |||
| 4 | No. 3 Seattle vs. No. 6 Utah Valley | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | ||||
| 5 | cancelled | Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner | N/A | ESPN+ |
| 6 | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | |||
| Final – Saturday, March 14 | ||||
| 7 | cancelled | Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner | N/A | ESPNU |
| Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals March 12 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 13 ESPN+ | Championship March 14 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico State | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Chicago State | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Canyon | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UTRGV | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal State Bakersfield | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah Valley | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "2018 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament" (PDF). wacsports.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.