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2019 WAC men's basketball tournament

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2019 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
TelevisionESPN3, ESPNU
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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 ESPN3
2 2:30 pm No. 4 UTRGV vs. No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield
3 6:00 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 UMKC
4 8:30 pm No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 Seattle
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5 6:00 pm Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner ESPN3
6 8:30 pm Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner
Final – Saturday, March 16
7 7:00 pm Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner 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
8 Chicago State
 
 
4 UTRGV
5 Cal State Bakersfield
 
 
2 Utah Valley
7 UMKC
 
 
3 Grand Canyon
6 Seattle

References