The 2024 West Coast Conference women's basketball Tournament is the postseason women's basketball tournament for the West Coast Conference for the 2023–24 season. All tournament games will be played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada, from March 7–12, 2024.[1][2]
2024 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2023–24 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
Champions | Portland (4th title) |
Winning coach | Michael Meek (3rd title) |
MVP | Kennedy Dickie (Portland) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Gonzaga | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Seeds
editAll nine conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operate in the following order:
- Head-to-head record
- Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken
- NET rating after the final regular-season conference games on February 25
Seed | School | Conf. record | Tiebreaker(s) |
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1 | Gonzaga | 16–0 | |
2 | Santa Clara | 12–4 | |
3 | Portland | 10–6 | 1–1 vs. Santa Clara |
4 | San Francisco | 10–6 | 0–2 vs. Santa Clara |
5 | Pacific | 8–8 | |
6 | Saint Mary's | 6–10 | |
7 | Loyola Marymount | 5–11 | |
8 | San Diego | 4–12 | |
9 | Pepperdine | 1–15 |
Schedule and results
editGame | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First Round - Thursday, March 7 | ||||
1 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 San Diego vs. No. 9 Pepperdine | 79−64 | ESPN+ |
Second Round - Friday, March 8 | ||||
2 | 12:00 pm | No. 5 Pacific vs. No. 8 San Diego | 72−66 | ESPN+ |
3 | 2:30 pm | No. 6 Saint Mary's vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount | 62−78 | |
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
4 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 San Francisco vs. No. 5 Pacific | 71−76 | ESPN+ |
5 | 3:30 pm | No. 3 Portland vs. No. 7 Loyola Marymount | 78−51 | |
Semifinals - Monday, March 11 | ||||
6 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 5 Pacific | 72−61 | ESPN+ |
7 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Santa Clara vs. No. 3 Portland | 61−63 | |
Final – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||
8 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 3 Portland | 66–67 | ESPNU |
*Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference: |
Bracket
editFirst round Thursday, March 7 | Second round Friday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Monday, March 11 | Championship Tuesday, March 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Santa Clara | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Portland | 78 | 3 | Portland | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Saint Mary's | 62 | 7 | Loyola Marymount | 51 | 3 | Portland | 67 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Loyola Marymount | 78 | 1 | Gonzaga | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Gonzaga | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | San Francisco | 71 | 5 | Pacific | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Pacific | 72 | 5 | Pacific | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | San Diego | 79 | 8 | San Diego | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Pepperdine | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2024 Credit Union 1 WCC Basketball Championship - West Coast Conference". wccsports.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Credit Union 1 WCC Basketball Championship". orleans.boydgaming.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.