2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	11
Site	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Champions	Boise State (5th title)
Winning coach	Gordy Presnell (5th title)
MVP	A’Shanti Coleman (Boise State)
Attendance	7,305
Television	Stadium, CBSSN
Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournaments

2019–20 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Fresno State	16	–	2		.889			24	–	6		.800
Boise State †	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Wyoming	12	–	6		.667			16	–	11		.593
San Jose State	12	–	6		.667			19	–	11		.633
San Diego State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
UNLV	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Nevada	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Air Force	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
New Mexico	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Colorado State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Utah State	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2020 MW Tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 1–4, 2020 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Boise State was the winner, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

Teams were 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	Fresno State	16–2
2	Boise State	13–5
3	Wyoming	12–6	1–0 vs. San Jose State
4	San Jose State	12–6	0–1 vs. Wyoming
5	UNLV	9–9	1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–1 vs. Fresno State
6	San Diego State	9–9	1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–2 vs. Fresno State
7	Air Force	7–11	1–1 vs. Nevada, 1–1 vs. Fresno State
8	Nevada	7–11	1–1 vs. Air Force, 0–1 vs. Fresno State
9	New Mexico	6–12	1–0 vs. Colorado State
10	Colorado State	6–12	0–1 vs. New Mexico
11	Utah State	2–16

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television	Attendance
First Round – Sunday, March 1
1	1	2:00 PM	#8 Nevada, 74 vs. #9 New Mexico, 64	Stadium	1,320
	2	4:30 PM	#7 Air Force 60 vs. #10 Colorado State 48
	3	7:00 PM	#6 San Diego State 79, vs. #11 Utah State 81
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 2
2	4	12:00 PM	#1 Fresno State 75 vs. #8 Nevada 71	Stadium	1,287
	5	2:30 PM	#4 San Jose State 67 vs. #5 UNLV 48
3	6	5:30 PM	#2 Boise State 73 vs. #7 Air Force 50		1,366
	7	8:00 PM	#3 Wyoming 64 vs. #11 Utah State 59
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 3
4	8	6:00 PM	#1 Fresno State 94 vs. #4 San Jose State 68	Stadium	1,718
	9	8:30 PM	#2 Boise State 79 vs. #3 Wyoming 71
Championship Game – Wednesday, March 4
5	10	8:00 PM	#1 Fresno State 76 vs. #2 Boise State 80**	CBSSN	1,614
*Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime.

Bracket

	First round Sunday, March 1					Quarterfinals Monday, March 2					Semifinals Tuesday, March 3					Championship Wednesday, March 4
						1	Fresno State	75
						8	Nevada	71
	8	Nevada	74
	9	New Mexico	64
											1	Fresno State	94
											4	San Jose State	68
						4	San Jose State	67
						5	UNLV	48
																1	Fresno State	76
																2	Boise State	80*
						2	Boise State	73
						7	Air Force	50
	7	Air Force	60
	10	Colorado State	48
											2	Boise State	79
											3	Wyoming	71
						3	Wyoming	64
						11	Utah State	59
	6	San Diego State	79
	11	Utah State	81*

* denotes overtime period

See also

• 2020 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament