The 2023 West Coast Conference women's basketball Tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference for the 2022–23 season. All tournament games will be played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada, from March 2–7, 2023.[1][2]
| 2023 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2022–23 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Portland (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Michael Meek (2nd title) |
| Television | WCC Network, BYUtv, ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Gonzaga | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland† | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 WCC tournament winner As of March 24, 2023 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All ten conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operate in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
- NET rating after the final regular-season conference games on February 25
| Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 17-1 | |
| 2 | Portland | 15-3 | |
| 3 | San Diego | 11–7 | |
| 4 | San Francisco | 9–9 | 2-0 vs. San Diego |
| 5 | BYU | 9-9 | 1-1 vs. San Diego |
| 6 | Pacific | 8-10 | |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 6-12 | 2-0 vs. Santa Clara |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 6-12 | 0-2 vs. Saint Mary's |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 5-13 | |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 4-14 |
Schedule and results edit
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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| First Round - Thursday, March 2 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Santa Clara vs. No. 9 Pepperdine | 60–63 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSN |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Saint Mary's vs. No. 10 Loyola Marymount | 74–43 | |
| Second Round - Friday, March 3 | ||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 BYU vs. No. 9 Pepperdine | 74–59 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSN |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 6 Pacific vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's | 82–77 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4 | ||||
| 5 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 San Francisco vs. No. 5 BYU | 56–66 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSN |
| 6 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 San Diego vs. No. 6 Pacific | 57–71 | |
| Semifinals - Monday, March 6 | ||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 5 BYU | 79–64 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSN |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Portland vs. No. 6 Pacific | 75–72 | WCC Network, BYUtv, RSN |
| Final – Tuesday, March 7 | ||||
| 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 2 Portland | 60-64 | ESPNU |
| *Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference: | ||||
Bracket edit
| First round Thursday, March 2 | Second round Friday, March 3 | Third round Saturday, March 4 | Semifinals Monday, March 6 | Championship Tuesday, March 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 56 | 5 | BYU | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 74 | 5 | BYU | 66 | 1 | Gonzaga | 60 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Santa Clara | 60 | 9 | Pepperdine | 59 | 2 | Portland | 64 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pepperdine | 63 | 2 | Portland | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego | 57 | 6 | Pacific | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pacific | 82 | 6 | Pacific | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 74 | 7 | Saint Mary's | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "2023 University Credit Union WCC Basketball Tournament". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ "University Credit Union West Coast Conference". orleanscasino.com. The Orleans Arena. Retrieved February 23, 2023.