2026 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

2026 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams12
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsColorado State (3rd title)
Winning coachRyun Williams (2nd title)
TelevisionStadium/MWN, CBSSN
2025–26 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 19 – 1   .950 27 – 5   .844
UNLV 15 – 5   .750 21 – 11   .656
Colorado State † 15 – 5   .750 27 – 8   .771
New Mexico 14 – 6   .700 22 – 10   .688
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 25 – 9   .735
Grand Canyon 11 – 9   .550 13 – 19   .406
Fresno State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Wyoming 7 – 13   .350 10 – 20   .333
Air Force 7 – 13   .350 16 – 19   .457
Nevada 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Utah State 2 – 18   .100 6 – 24   .200
San Jose State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026

The 2026 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held on March 7–10, 2026, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] The Colorado State Rams won the tournament, their third Mountain West title and second under head coach Ryun Williams. It was the last Mountain West tournament to feature Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State, all of whom left for the Pac-12 Conference the following offseason, as well as the first to feature new conference member Grand Canyon.

Seeds

All 12 Mountain West schools participated in the tournament. Teams are seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams received byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams played in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.[2]

  • Head-to-head record between the tied teams
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher NET
Seed School Conf Tiebreaker(s)
1 San Diego State 19–1
2 UNLV 15–5 1–1 vs. Colorado State
3 Colorado State 15–5 1–1 vs. UNLV
4 New Mexico 14–6 1–1 vs. Boise State
5 Boise State 14–6 1–1 vs. New Mexico
6 Grand Canyon 11–9
7 Fresno State 8–12
8 Wyoming 7–11 1–1 vs. Air Force
9 Air Force 7–11 1–1 vs. Wyoming
10 Nevada 6–14
11 Utah State 2–18 1–1 vs. San Jose State
12 San Jose State 2–18 1–1 vs. Utah State

Schedule

Game Time[3] Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 7
1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Wyoming vs No. 9 Air Force 52–60 Stadium/MWN 870
2 2:30 p.m. No. 5 Boise State vs No. 12 San Jose State 68–51
3 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Fresno State vs No. 10 Nevada 74–57
4 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Grand Canyon vs No. 11 Utah State 75–58
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 8
5 12:00 p.m. No. 1 San Diego State vs No. 9 Air Force 76–83 Stadium/MWN 1,545
6 2:30 p.m. No. 4 New Mexico vs No. 5 Boise State 61–62
7 5:00 p.m. No. 2 UNLV vs No. 7 Fresno State 79–65
8 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Colorado State vs No. 6 Grand Canyon 61–59
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
9 5:00 p.m. No. 5 Boise State vs No. 9 Air Force 66–68 Stadium/MWN 909
10 7:30 p.m. No. 2 UNLV vs No. 3 Colorado State 59–66
Championship – Tuesday, March 10
11 6:30 p.m. No. 3 Colorado State vs No. 9 Air Force 56–42 CBSSN
Game times in Pacific. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Saturday, March 7
Stadium/MWN 		Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 8
Stadium/MWN 		Semifinals
Monday, March 9
Stadium/MWN 		Championship
Tuesday, March 10
CBSSN
1 San Diego State 76
8 Wyoming 53 9 Air Force 83
9 Air Force 60 9 Air Force 68
5 Boise State 66
4 New Mexico 61
5 Boise State 68 5 Boise State 62
12 San Jose State 51 9 Air Force 42
3 Colorado State 56
2 UNLV 79
7 Fresno State 74 7 Fresno State 65
10 Nevada 57 2 UNLV 59
3 Colorado State 66
3 Colorado State 61
6 Grand Canyon 75 6 Grand Canyon 59
11 Utah State 58

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "2025 Basketball Championships". Mountain West Conference. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Men's basketball tiebreakers" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Championship". Mountain West Conference. August 8, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Bracket" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.
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