2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from March 8–11, 2017 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1] The winner, Nevada, receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 79-71 win over Colorado State.
2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2016–17 |
Teams | 11 |
Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
Champions | Nevada Wolf Pack (1st title) |
Winning coach | Eric Musselman (1st title) |
MVP | Jordan Caroline (Nevada) |
Television | MW Net, CBSSN, CBS |
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 15 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 MW Tournament winner |
Seeds
All 11 conference teams participate in the tournament. The top five seeds receive first round byes.
Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Nevada | 14–4 | |
2 | Colorado State | 13–5 | |
3 | Boise State | 12–6 | |
4 | Fresno State | 11–7 | |
5 | New Mexico | 10–8 | |
6 | San Diego State | 9–9 | |
7 | Wyoming | 8–10 | |
8 | Utah State | 7–11 | 1–0 vs. San Jose State |
9 | San Jose State | 7–11 | 0–1 vs. Utah State |
10 | Air Force | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. UNLV, 0–2 vs. NEV, 0–1 vs. CSU |
11 | UNLV | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. AF, 0–2 vs. NEV, 0–2 vs. CSU |
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | TV announcers | MW radio announcers | |
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First round – Wednesday, March 8 | ||||||
1 | 11:00 am | #8 Utah State 90 vs. #9 San Jose State 64 | MW Net | Rich Cellini & Marty Fletcher | Nate Kreckman & Ray Giacoletti | |
2 | 1:30 pm | #7 Wyoming 68 vs. #10 Air Force 83 | Chad Andrus & Ray Giacoletti | |||
3 | 4:00 pm | #6 San Diego St 62 vs. #11 UNLV 52 | Chad Andrus & Ray Giacoletti | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | ||||||
4 | 12:00 pm | #1 Nevada 83 vs. #8 Utah State 69 | CBSSN | Brent Stover, Bob Wenzel & Evan Washburn | Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith | |
5 | 2:30 pm | #4 Fresno State 65 vs. #5 New Mexico 60 | Chad Andrus & Robert Smith | |||
6 | 6:00 pm | #2 Colorado State 81 vs. #10 Air Force 55 | Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas & Evan Washburn | Nate Kreckman & Marty Fletcher | ||
7 | 8:30 pm | #3 Boise State 68 vs. #6 San Diego State 87 | Mitch Moss & Marty Fletcher | |||
Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
8 | 7:00 pm | #1 Nevada 83 vs. #4 Fresno State 72 | CBSSN | Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, & Evan Washburn | ||
9 | 9:30 pm | #2 Colorado State 71 vs. #6 San Diego State 63 | ||||
Championship – Saturday, March 11 | ||||||
10 | 3:00 pm | #1 Nevada 79 vs. #2 Colorado State 71 | CBS | Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, & Evan Washburn | ||
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 8 MWN |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9 CBSSN |
Semifinals Friday, March 10 CBSSN |
Championship Saturday, March 11 CBS |
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1 | Nevada | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Utah State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Utah State | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | San Jose State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Nevada | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Fresno State | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Fresno State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | New Mexico | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Nevada | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Air Force | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Wyoming | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Air Force | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Colorado State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | San Diego State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Boise State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | San Diego State | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | San Diego State | 62* | ||||||||||||||||
11 | UNLV | 52 |
* denotes overtime period
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References
- "Mountain West Announces Format for 2017 Basketball Championships Schedule". Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
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