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College basketball tournament
2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams12
SiteReno Events Center
Reno, NV
ChampionsMontana State (2nd title)
Winning coachTricia Binford (1st title)
MVPPeyton Ferris (Montana State)
Attendance6,153
TelevisionWatch Big Sky
Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournaments← 20162018 →
2016–17 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
North Dakota 15 – 3   .833 20 – 11   .645
Northern Colorado 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733
Eastern Washington 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Idaho 11 – 7   .611 19 – 15   .559
Idaho State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Portland State 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
Weber State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Sacramento State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333
Northern Arizona 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Montana 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233
Southern Utah 2 – 16   .111 7 – 23   .233
† 2017 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 23, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a tournament that held from March 6–11, 2017 at the Reno Events Center. Montana State won their 2nd conference tournament title for the first time since 1993 and earned an automatic trip to the 2017 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

Big Sky Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

  1. Head-to-head
  2. Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
  3. Higher RPI
  4. Coin Flip
Seed School Conference Overall* Tiebreaker
1 Montana State 15–3 22–6 1-0 vs. North Dakota
2 North Dakota 15–3 20–9 0–1 vs. Montana State
3 Northern Colorado 14–4 22–7
4 Eastern Washington 12–6 17–12
5 Idaho 11–7 16–13
6 Idaho State 10–8 16–13
7 Portland State 8–10 14–16
8 Weber State 6–12 12–17 1–0 vs. Sacramento State
9 Sacramento State 6–12 10–19 0–1 vs. Weber State
10 Northern Arizona 5–13 9–20
11 Montana 4–14 7–22
12 Southern Utah 2–16 7–22

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Monday, March 6
1 1 12:05 PM #8 Weber State vs. #9 Sacramento State Watch Big Sky 863
2 2:35 PM #5 Idaho vs. #12 Southern Utah 672
2 3 5:35 PM #7 Portland State vs. #10 Northern Arizona 906
4 8:05 PM #6 Idaho State vs. #11 Montana
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8
3 5 12:05 PM #1 Montana State vs. #8 Weber State Watch Big Sky 787
6 2:35 PM #4 Eastern Washington vs. #5 Idaho
4 7 5:35 PM #2 North Dakota vs. #7 Portland State 804
8 8:05 PM #3 Northern Colorado vs. #6 Idaho State
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
5 9 12:05 PM #1 Montana State vs. #4 Eastern Washington Watch Big Sky 1,202
10 2:35 PM #7 Portland State vs. #6 Idaho State
Championship Game – Saturday, March 11
6 11 12:05 PM #1 Montana State vs. #6 Idaho State Watch Big Sky 919
*Game Times in PT.

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 6
Watch Big Sky 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 8
Watch Big Sky 		Semifinals
Friday, March 10
Watch Big Sky 		Championship
Saturday, March 11
Watch Big Sky
            
1 Montana State 65
8 Weber State 53
8 Weber State 98 (OT)
9 Sacramento State 97
1 Montana State 61
4 Eastern Washington 59
4 Eastern Washington 73
5 Idaho 64
5 Idaho 83
12 Southern Utah 68
1 Montana State 62
6 Idaho State 56
2 North Dakota 62
7 Portland State 65
7 Portland State 88
10 Northern Arizona 76
7 Portland State 50
6 Idaho State 54
3 Northern Colorado 59
6 Idaho State 60
6 Idaho State 63
11 Montana 53

See also

References

  1. "The 2017 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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