2014 WAC men's basketball tournament

The 2014 WAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference, held from March 13–15, 2014 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada,^[1] with the champion New Mexico State Aggies receiving an automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA tournament. This was the third consecutive year the WAC Tournament took place in Las Vegas.

2014 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	8
Site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	New Mexico State (5th title)
Winning coach	Marvin Menzies (4th title)
MVP	Sim Bhullar (New Mexico State)
Television	ESPNU
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2013–14 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	13	–	3		.813			20	–	12		.625
New Mexico State †	12	–	4		.750			26	–	10		.722
Grand Canyon*	10	–	6		.625			15	–	15		.500
Chicago State	8	–	8		.500			13	–	19		.406
Idaho	7	–	9		.438			16	–	17		.485
UMKC	7	–	9		.438			10	–	20		.333
Seattle	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	11		.313			13	–	19		.406
Texas–Pan American	5	–	11		.313			9	–	23		.281
† 2014 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Format

Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2014 men's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they are ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, in which they were ineligible to participate. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and was eligible to compete in the NIT, CIT, or CBI, had they been invited.^[2]

Eight teams competed in the 2014 tournament in a traditional single-elimination style tournament, with 1 playing 8, 2 playing 7, 3 playing 6, and 4 playing 5 on Thursday, March 13. The winners met in the semifinals on Friday, March 14 with the late game airing on an ESPN Network. The championship aired Saturday, March 15, also on an ESPN Network.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker
1	Utah Valley	13–3	19–10
2	New Mexico State	12–4	23–9
3	Chicago State	8–8	13–18
4	UMKC	7–9	10–19	1–1 vs. Idaho; 1–1 vs. Utah V
5	Idaho	7–9	14–17	1–1 vs. UMKC; 0–2 vs. Utah V
6	Cal State Bakersfield	5–11	12–18	3–1 vs. Sea & TPA
7	Seattle	5–11	13–16	2–2 vs. CSB & TPA
8	Texas–Pan American	5–11	9–22	1–3 vs. CSB & Sea

Overall record at the end of regular season

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
1	1	12:00 pm	#1 Utah Valley vs. #8 Texas–Pan American
	2	2:30 pm	#4 UMKC vs. #5 Idaho
2	3	6:00 pm	#3 Chicago State vs. #6 Cal State Bakersfield
	4	8:30 pm	#2 New Mexico State vs. #7 Seattle
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
3	5	6:00 pm	#1 Utah Valley vs. # 5 Idaho
	6	8:30 pm	#6 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #2 New Mexico State
Championship – Saturday, March 15
4	7	7:00 pm	# 5 Idaho vs. #2 New Mexico State
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13					Semifinals Friday, March 14					Championship Saturday, March 15 ESPNU
	1	Utah Valley	83
	8	Texas–Pan American	63
						1	Utah Valley	69
						5	Idaho	74
	4	UMKC	70
	5	Idaho	73
											5	Idaho	55
											2	New Mexico State	77
	2	New Mexico State	70
	7	Seattle	68
						2	New Mexico State	69
						6	Cal State Bakersfield	63
	3	Chicago State	62
	6	Cal State Bakersfield	67

See also

• 2013-14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• WAC men's basketball tournament

References

1. "WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas". The Monitor. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
2. "Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference". AZCentral Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2012.