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Revision as of 04:00, 17 March 2019

2019 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
← 2018
2020 →
2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 15 1   .938 30 5   .857
Utah Valley 12 4   .750 25 10   .714
Grand Canyon 10 6   .625 20 14   .588
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 7   .563 20 17   .541
California Baptist* 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Cal State Bakersfield 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Seattle 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
UMKC 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Chicago State 0 16   .000 3 29   .094
*Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II)
2019 WAC tournament winner

The 2019 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament is an upcoming postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 season. All tournament games will be played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, from March 14–16, 2019. The winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

8 of the 9 teams in the WAC were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1 New Mexico State 15–1
2 Utah Valley 12–4
3 Grand Canyon 10–6
4 UTRGV 9–7
5 Cal State Bakersfield 7–9
6 Seattle 6–10 H2H and through the conference tied Higher NET Rankings
7 UMKC 6–10 H2H and through the conference tied Lower NET Rankings
8 Chicago State 0–16

Schedule and results

Game Time[1] Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
1 12:00 pm No. 1 New Mexico State vs No. 8 Chicago State 86–49 ESPN3
2 2:30 pm No. 4 UTRGV vs. No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield 85–70
3 6:00 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 UMKC 71–64
4 8:30 pm No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 Seattle 84–75
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5 6:00 pm No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 UTRGV 79–72 ESPN3
6 8:30 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon 74–78
Final – Saturday, March 16
7 7:00 pm No. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon 89-57 ESPNU
Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 14
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 15
ESPN3
Championship
March 16
ESPNU
         
1 New Mexico State 86
8 Chicago State 49
1 New Mexico State 79
4 UTRGV 72
4 UTRGV 85
5 Cal State Bakersfield 70
1 New Mexico State 89
3 Grand Canyon 57
2 Utah Valley 71
7 UMKC 64
2 Utah Valley 74
3 Grand Canyon 78
3 Grand Canyon 84
6 Seattle 75

References