2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2022–23
Teams	11
Site	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Champions	UNLV (2nd title)
Winning coach	Lindy La Rocque (2nd title)
Television	Stadium, CBSSN
Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournaments

2022–23 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 22 UNLV†	18	–	0		1.000			31	–	3		.912
Wyoming	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
San Diego State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Colorado State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico	12	–	6		.667			21	–	12		.636
Boise State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	16		.515
Air Force	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Nevada	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Fresno State	3	–	15		.167			10	–	22		.313
San Jose State	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
Utah State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	26		.133
† 2023 MW Tournament winner As of March 21, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 5–8, 2023, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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	Tiebreaker
1	UNLV	18-0
2	Wyoming	13–5
3	Colorado State	12-6	2-2 vs. New Mexico & San Diego State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 1-1 vs. Wyoming; 2-0 vs. Boise State
4	New Mexico	12-6	2-2 vs. Colorado State & and San Diego State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 1-1 vs. Wyoming; 1-1 vs. Boise State; 2-0 vs. Air Force
5	San Diego State	12-6	2-2 vs. Colorado State & and New Mexico; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 1-1 vs. Wyoming; 1-1 vs. Boise State; 1-0 vs. Air Force
6	Boise State	11-7
7	Air Force	8-10
8	Nevada	6-12
9	Fresno State	3-15	1-1 vs. San Jose State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 0-1 vs. Wyoming
10	San Jose State	3-15	1-1 vs. Fresno State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 0-2 vs. Wyoming
11	Utah State	1-17

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Score	Television	Attendance
First Round – Sunday, March 5
1	1	2:00 PM	No. 8 Nevada vs. No. 9 Fresno State	65–53**	Stadium
	2	4:30 PM	No. 7 Air Force vs. No. 10 San Jose State	51–62
	3	7:00 PM	No. 6 Boise State vs. No. 11 Utah State	66–58
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 6
2	4	12:00 PM	No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Nevada	84–47	Stadium
	5	2:30 PM	No. 4 New Mexico vs. No. 5 San Diego State	68–69
3	6	5:30 PM	No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 10 San Jose State	72-57
	7	8:00 PM	No. 3 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Boise State	59-52
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7
4	8	6:00 PM	No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 5 San Diego State	71-68	Stadium
	9	8:30 PM	No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 3 Colorado State	65-56
Championship Game – Wednesday, March 8
5	10	8:00 PM	No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 2 Wyoming	71-60	CBSSN
*Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime.

Bracket

	First round Sunday, March 5					Quarterfinals Monday, March 6					Semifinals Tuesday, March 7					Championship Wednesday, March 8
						1	UNLV	84
	8	Nevada	65*			8	Nevada	47
	9	Fresno State	53								1	UNLV	71
											5	San Diego State	68
						4	New Mexico	68
						5	San Diego State	69
																1	UNLV	71
																2	Wyoming	60
						2	Wyoming	72
	7	Air Force	51			10	San Jose State	57
	10	San Jose State	62								2	Wyoming	65
											3	Colorado State	56
						3	Colorado State	59
	6	Boise State	66			6	Boise State	52
	11	Utah State	58

* denotes overtime period

See also

• 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament