2024 WAC women's basketball tournament
| 2024 WAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | California Baptist (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jarrod Olson (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| First round Wednesday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | California Baptist | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Tech | 57 | 5 | UT Arlington | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | UT Arlington | 67 | 5 | UT Arlington | 72 | 1 | California Baptist | 75 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Southern Utah | 53 | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 74 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Grand Canyon | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 70 | 3 | Stephen F. Austin | 66 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Abilene Christian | 41 | 7 | Tarleton | 58 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Tarleton | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime period
Awards
[edit]| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Outstanding Player | Chloe Webb | California Baptist Lancers |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "WAC Basketball Championships schedule".
- ^ "Orleans Arena, Las Vegas Event Production | OrleansArena.com". January 22, 2008. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "Championship Format And Dates For 2024 Hercules Tires WAC Basketball Tournament Set". wacsports.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "WAC Tournament format, dates set". Grand Canyon University Athletics. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "WAC approves Conference Championship eligibility for Tarleton in recent board meeting". Tarleton State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "2023 WAC Tournament". Hoops HD. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Western Athletic Conference, Hercules Tires Renew Title Sponsorship Of The WAC Basketball Tournament". wacsports.com. November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 24 WAC MBB Release 2 14 (PDF) - Western Athletic Conference" (PDF). wacsports.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
