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The '''2024 WAC women's basketball tournament''' is the postseason women's basketball tournament of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) for the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2023–24 season]]. The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 13–16, 2024 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WAC Basketball Championships schedule |url=https://wacsports.com/tournaments/?id=9}}</ref> Basketball seating capacity at the Orleans Arena is 7,471.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-01-22 |title=Orleans Arena, Las Vegas Event Production {{!}} OrleansArena.com |url=http://www.orleansarena.com/arena-infomation/event-production |access-date=2023-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122042531/http://www.orleansarena.com/arena-infomation/event-production |archive-date=January 22, 2008 }}</ref> The winner of the conference tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]].
The '''2024 WAC women's basketball tournament''' is the postseason women's basketball tournament of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC) for the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2023–24 season]]. The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 13–16, 2024 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WAC Basketball Championships schedule |url=https://wacsports.com/tournaments/?id=9}}</ref> Basketball seating capacity at the Orleans Arena is 7,471.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-01-22 |title=Orleans Arena, Las Vegas Event Production {{!}} OrleansArena.com |url=http://www.orleansarena.com/arena-infomation/event-production |access-date=2023-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122042531/http://www.orleansarena.com/arena-infomation/event-production |archive-date=January 22, 2008 }}</ref> The winner of the conference tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the [[2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]].


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Latest revision as of 09:35, 4 April 2024

Not to be confused with 2024 WAC men's basketball tournament.
2024 WAC women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsCalifornia Baptist (2nd title)
Winning coachJarrod Olson (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
← 2023
2025 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2024 WAC women's basketball tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2023–24 season. The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 13–16, 2024 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near Las Vegas.[1] Basketball seating capacity at the Orleans Arena is 7,471.[2] The winner of the conference tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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Eight of the eleven members are invited to the tournament.[3] The field for the WAC tournament has varied from six to last year's twelve qualifiers.[4] While Tarleton and Utah Tech are ineligible for the NCAA tournament, they are eligible for the WAC tournament.[5] If a team that is not eligible for the NCAA Tournament wins the WAC Tournament, the conference's automatic bid will go to the highest seeded tournament-eligible team.[6] As was the case for the 2023 tournament, teams will be seeded based on the WAC Resume Seeding System.[7] While seeding is determined by the WAC Resume Seeding System, the eight teams invited to the tournament will be determined by composite WAC standings.[8]

Seed School Conference record WAC Resume Seeding points (final)
1 California Baptist 18–2 7.428
2 Grand Canyon 16–4 4.809
3 Stephen F. Austin 14–6 1.399
4 Utah Tech 12–8 -1.756
5 UT Arlington 11–9 -1.915
6 Abilene Christian 10–10 -5.055
7 Tarleton 7–13 -7.960
8 Southern Utah 6–14 -9.030
DNQ Seattle 6–14 -10.551
DNQ UT Rio Grande Valley 5–15 -10.419
DNQ Utah Valley 5–15 -8.108

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 13, 2024 – Orleans Arena
1 1 12:00 pm No. 5 UT Arlington vs. No. 8 Southern Utah 67–53 ESPN+
2 2:30 pm No. 6 Abilene Christian vs. No. 7 Tarleton 41–54
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14, 2024 – Orleans Arena
2 3 12:00 pm No. 5 UT Arlington vs. No. 4 Utah Tech 72–57 ESPN+
4 2:30 pm No. 7 Tarleton vs. No. 3 Stephen F. Austin 70–58
Semifinals – Friday, March 15, 2024 – Orleans Arena
3 5 12:00 pm No. 5 UT Arlington vs. No. 1 California Baptist 67–83 ESPN+
6 2:30 pm No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 2 Grand Canyon 66–63
Championship – Saturday, March 16, 2024 – Orleans Arena
4 7 10:30 am No. 3 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 1 California Baptist 74–75 ESPNU
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 13		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14		Semifinals
Friday, March 15		Championship
Saturday, March 16
1California Baptist83
4Utah Tech575UT Arlington67
5UT Arlington675UT Arlington721California Baptist75
8Southern Utah532Stephen F. Austin74
2Grand Canyon63
3Stephen F. Austin703Stephen F. Austin66Third place
6Abilene Christian417Tarleton58
7Tarleton54

* denotes overtime period

Awards

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Award Player Team
Most Outstanding Player Chloe Webb California Baptist Lancers

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WAC Basketball Championships schedule".
  2. ^ "Orleans Arena, Las Vegas Event Production | OrleansArena.com". January 22, 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Championship Format And Dates For 2024 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament Set". wacsports.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "WAC Tournament format, dates set". Grand Canyon University Athletics. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "WAC approves Conference Championship eligibility for Tarleton in recent board meeting". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "2023 WAC Tournament". Hoops HD. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "Western Athletic Conference, Hercules Tires Renew Title Sponsorship Of The WAC Basketball Tournament". wacsports.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 24 WAC MBB Release 2 14 (PDF) - Western Athletic Conference" (PDF). wacsports.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
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