2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference for the 2017–18 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, from March 2–6, 2018. Regular-season champion Gonzaga won the tournament and with it the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
| 2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga (17th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Few (15th title) |
| MVP | Killian Tillie (Gonzaga) |
| 2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Gonzaga † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Saint Mary's | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 17 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All ten teams in the West Coast Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. The top six teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 17–1 | ||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 16–2 | ||
| 3 | BYU | 11–7 | ||
| 4 | San Francisco | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. SMC | |
| 5 | Pacific | 9–9 | 0–2 vs. SMC | 2–0 vs. San Diego |
| 6 | San Diego | 9–9 | 0–2 vs. SMC | 0–2 vs. Pacific |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 8–10 | ||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 5–13 | ||
| 9 | Portland | 4–14 | ||
| 10 | Pepperdine | 2–16 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time[1] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Friday, March 2 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Loyola Marymount vs No. 9 Portland | 78–72 | SPEC SN/NBCS CA/ROOT NW/ATT RM/TheW.tv |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Santa Clara vs No. 10 Pepperdine | 69–85 | |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3 | ||||
| 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 3 BYU vs No. 6 San Diego | 85–79 | SPEC SN/NBCS CA/ROOT NW/ATT RM/TheW.tv |
| 4 | 3:00 pm | No. 4 San Francisco vs No. 5 Pacific | 71–70 OT | |
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 8 Loyola Marymount | 83–69 | ESPN2 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs No. 10 Pepperdine | 69–66 | |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 5 | ||||
| 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 San Francisco | 88–60 | ESPN |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Mary's vs No. 3 BYU | 72–85 | ESPN2 |
| Final – Tuesday, March 6 | ||||
| 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs No. 3 BYU | 74–54 | ESPN |
| *Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed | ||||
Bracket
| First round Friday, March 2 |
Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3 ESPN2 |
Semifinals Monday, March 5 ESPN/ESPN2 |
Championship Tuesday, March 6 ESPN |
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| 1 | Gonzaga | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Portland | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | 71* | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Pacific | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pepperdine | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pepperdine | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BYU | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Diego | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
* indicates overtime period.
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See also
References
- "2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
External links
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