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| 2015 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Champions | Boise State (1st MW- 2nd overall title) |
| Winning coach | Gordy Presnell (1st title) |
| Television | MWN |
| Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournaments← 20142016 → | |
The 2015 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held on March 9–13, 2015 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. As with last year, the top 5 seeds got the first round bye. For the 3rd year in a row, Mountain West Network carried all games of the tournament. This year they also added the championship game to their schedule. The tournament champion received the Mountain West's only bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Teams are seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| Seed | School | Conf (Overall) | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colorado State | 15–3 (23–6) | |
| #2 | New Mexico | 14–4 (18–11) | |
| #3 | Fresno State | 13–5 (21–8) | |
| #4 | Boise State | 11–7 (19–10) | |
| #5 | UNLV | 10–8 (13–16) | 1–1 vs. Wyoming, 1–1 vs. New Mexico |
| #6 | Wyoming | 10–8 (15–13) | 1–1 vs. Wyoming, 0–2 vs. New Mexico |
| #7 | San Diego State | 8–10 (11–18) | |
| #8 | San Jose State | 7–11 (13–16) | |
| #9 | Utah State | 5–13 (8–22) | 1–1 vs. Nevada, 1–1 vs. San Jose State |
| #10 | Nevada | 5–13 (9–20) | 1–1 vs. Utah State, 0–2 vs. San Jose State |
| #11 | Air Force | 1–17 (2–27) |
Schedule
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Television | TV Announcers | MW Radio Announcers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Monday, March 9 | ||||||
| 1 | 2:00 pm | #8 San Jose State vs. #9 Utah State | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith | |
| 2 | 4:30 pm | #7 San Diego State vs. #10 Nevada | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Brett Grant & Robert Smith | |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | #6 Wyoming vs. #11 Air Force | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Mitch Moss & Marty Fletcher | |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | Noon | #1 Colorado State vs. #8 San Jose State | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Chad Andrus & Marty Fletcher | |
| 5 | 2:30 pm | #4 Boise State vs. #5 UNLV | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Nate Kreckman & Marty Fletcher | |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | #2 New Mexico vs. #7 San Diego State | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Chad Andrus & Robert Smith | |
| 7 | 8:30 pm | #3 Fresno State vs. #6 Wyoming | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith | |
| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 11 | ||||||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | #4 Boise State vs. #8 San Jose State | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Chad Andrus & Robert Smith | |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | #2 New Mexico vs. #3 Fresno State | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Nate Kreckman & Robert Smith | |
| Championship – Friday, March 13 | ||||||
| 10 | 12:00 pm | #2 New Mexico vs. #4 Boise State | MWN | Rich Cellini & Krista Blunk | Chad Andrus & Robert Smith | |
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Monday, March 9 MWN | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 10 MWN | Semifinals Wednesday, March 11 MWN | Championship Friday, March 13 MWN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Colorado State | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose State | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Utah State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boise State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boise State | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UNLV | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boise State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | San Diego State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nevada | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Mexico | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fresno State | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Fresno State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wyoming | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Wyoming | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Air Force | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- "MOUNTAIN WEST ANNOUNCES FORMAT FOR 2015 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". TheMW.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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