2019 WAC women's basketball tournament

The 2019 WAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament was held March 13–16, 2019, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.^[1] New Mexico State won the conference tournament championship game over Texas–Rio Grande Valley, in double-overtime, 76–73 to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.^[2]

2019 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	8
Site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	New Mexico State (4th title)
Winning coach	Brooke Atkinson (1st title)
MVP	Gia Pack (New Mexico State)
Television	ESPN3
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2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State †	15	–	1		.938			26	–	7		.788
California Baptist*	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
UT Rio Grande Valley	10	–	6		.625			18	–	15		.545
UMKC	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
CSU Bakersfield	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Utah Valley	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Grand Canyon	5	–	11		.313			7	–	20		.259
Seattle	3	–	13		.188			3	–	27		.100
Chicago State	2	–	14		.125			2	–	28		.067
† 2019 WAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP poll *California Baptist ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Seeds

The teams were seeded based on record, with California Baptist not eligible to play due to the transition rules.^[3]

2019 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker
1.	New Mexico State	15–1	26–6
–	California Baptist	11–5	18–11
2.	UT Rio Grande Valley	10–6	18–14
3.	Kansas City	9–7	16–15
4.	CSU Bakersfield	9–7	14–17
5.	Utah Valley	8–8	14–16
6.	Grand Canyon	5–11	7–20
7.	Seattle U	3–13	3–27
8.	Chicago State	2–14	2–28

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
1	1	12:00 PM	#8 Chicago State vs. #1 New Mexico State	ESPN3	811
	2	2:30 PM	#5 Utah Valley vs. #4 UMKC
2	3	6:00 PM	#7 Seattle U vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley
	4	8:30 PM	#6 Grand Canyon vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 New Mexico State vs. #4 UMKC	ESPN3	1,426
	6	2:30 PM	#2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley vs. #3 Cal State Bakersfield
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
4	7	2:00 PM	#1 New Mexico State vs. #2 Texas–Rio Grande Valley	ESPN3
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 13					Semifinals Friday, March 15					Championship Saturday, March 16
	1	New Mexico State	90
	8	Chicago State	54
						1	New Mexico State	91 OT
						4	UMKC	80
	4	UMKC	78
	5	Utah Valley	75
											1	New Mexico State	76 OT 2
											2	UTRGV	73
	3	Cal St Bakersfield	79
	6	Grand Canyon	54
						3	Cal State Bakersfield	58
						2	UTRGV	69
	2	UTRGV	56
	7	Seattle	54

References

1. "WAC Basketball Preview Central". WAC Sports. October 10, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
2. "New Mexico State outlasts Texas Rio Grande in 20T, 76-73". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
3. "2018-19 WAC Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.