The 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held March 8–11, 2023, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] The tournament champion received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
| 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | San Diego State (7th title) |
| Winning coach | Brian Dutcher (3rd title) |
| MVP | Matt Bradley (San Diego State) |
| Television | Stadium/MWN, CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 San Diego State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
The defending champions from the prior season were the Boise State Broncos.[2][3]
All 11 Mountain West schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams received byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams played in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.[4]
- 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 | San Diego State | 15–3 | |
| 2 | Boise State | 13–5 | 1–1 vs SDSU |
| 3 | Utah State | 13–5 | 0–2 vs SDSU |
| 4 | Nevada | 12–6 | |
| 5 | San Jose State | 10–8 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 8–10 | |
| 7 | UNLV | 7–11 | |
| 8 | Colorado State | 6–12 | 2–0 vs FSU |
| 9 | Fresno State | 6–12 | 0–2 vs CSU |
| 10 | Air Force | 5–13 | |
| 11 | Wyoming | 4–14 |
Schedule edit
| Game | Time[5] | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Colorado State vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 67–65 | Stadium/MWN | ||
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 UNLV vs. No. 10 Air Force | 78–70OT | |||
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 New Mexico vs. No. 11 Wyoming | 87–76 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 8 Colorado State | 64–61 | CBSSN | ||
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Nevada vs. No. 5 San Jose State | 77-81OT | |||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Boise State vs. No. 7 UNLV | 87-76OT | |||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Utah State vs. No. 6 New Mexico | 91-76 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 5 San Jose State | 64-49 | CBSSN | ||
| 9 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Boise State vs. No. 3 Utah State | 62-72 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 | ||||||
| 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 San Diego State vs. No. 3 Utah State | 62-57 | CBS/Paramount+ | ||
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket edit
| First round Wednesday, March 8 Stadium/MWN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 11 CBS/Paramount+ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Colorado State | 67 | 8 | Colorado State | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Fresno State | 65 | 1 | San Diego State | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Jose State | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | San Jose State | 81* | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boise State | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UNLV | 78* | 7 | UNLV | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Air Force | 70 | 2 | Boise State | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | New Mexico | 87 | 6 | New Mexico | 76 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Wyoming | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
References edit
- ^ "UNLVtickets.com - 2023 Mountain West Basketball Championships". www.unlvtickets.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Boise State wins Mountain West Tournament Championship". ktvb.com. March 12, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Boise State Wins First-Ever MW Men's Basketball Championship Title". themw.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "2022-2023 MW Basketball Tiebreakers (PDF) - Mountain West Conference" (PDF). themw.com. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 MW Basketball Championships Schedule (PDF) – Mountain West Conference".