2025 WAC women's basketball tournament
| 2025 WAC women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Grand Canyon |
| Winning coach | Molly Miller (1st title) |
| MVP | Trinty San Antonio (Grand Canyon) |
| Attendance | 2,347 (Championship game) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | – | 3 | .914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 WAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 WAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was played from March 11–15, 2025 with the opening round at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah and the remaining rounds at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada near Las Vegas.[1] Burns Arena is the home court for WAC member Utah Tech.[2] The last time that a WAC tournament game was held at the location of a WAC member was in 2010.[3] This was the 15th year that the tournament was held at the Orleans Arena.[4] The winner, Grand Canyon, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[5] California Baptist was the winner of the 2024 tournament.[6]
Seeds
[edit]All nine members were invited to the tournament.[7] The field for the WAC tournament has varied from six to twelve qualifiers.[8] All teams are eligible for the NCAA tournament including Tarleton and Utah Tech which completed their transition to Division I in 2024.[9] For the prior two years, the WAC Tournament has been seeded using the WAC Resume Seeding System.[10] For the 2025 WAC Tournament, seeding was determined by conference record with ties broken first by head to head competition, then by the WAC resume seeding.[11]
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreak 1 | Tiebreak 2 / WAC Seeding Points* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 16–0 | 8.523 | |
| 2 | Tarleton | 10–6 | 1–1 vs. UT Arlington | -0.628 |
| 3 | UT Arlington | 10–6 | 1–1 vs. Tarleton | -1.385 |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 9–7 | 2–2 vs. Utah Valley/California Baptist | 0.042 |
| 5 | Utah Valley | 9–7 | 2–2 vs. Abilene Christian/California Baptist | -1.754 |
| 6 | California Baptist | 9–7 | 2–2 vs. Abilene Christian/Utah Valley | -4.666 |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 7–9 | -8.226 | |
| 8 | Utah Tech | 1–15 | 1–1 vs. Seattle | -12.869 |
| 9 | Seattle | 1–15 | 1–1 vs. Utah Tech | -13.633 |
*Estimated based on information in the March 7, 2025 WAC Résumé Seeding System update. The WAC did not release the final regular-season point totals.[12]
Schedule
[edit]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – Burns Arena, St. George, Utah† | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00pm MDT | No. 9 Seattle vs. No. 8 Utah Tech | 60–74 | ESPN+ | 233 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 12:00pm PDT | No. 1 Grand Canyon vs. No. 8 Utah Tech | 71–47 | ESPN+ | N/A |
| 3 | 2:30pm PDT | No. 2 Tarleton vs. No. 7 Southern Utah | 59–40 | 995 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13, 2025 – Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 12:00pm PDT | No. 5 Utah Valley vs. No. 4 Abilene Christian | 75–65 | ESPN+ | N/A |
| 5 | 2:30pm PDT | No. 6 California Baptist vs. No. 3 UT Arlington | 66–72 | 688 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14, 2025 – Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 12:00pm PDT | No. 1 Grand Canyon vs. No. 5 Utah Valley | 84–55 | ESPN+ | N/A |
| 7 | 2:30pm PDT | No. 2 Tarleton vs. No. 3 UT Arlington | 55–66 | 1,186 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada | ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 12:30pm PDT | No. 1 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 UT Arlington | 65–62 | ESPNU | 2,347 |
| *Game times in Nevada in PDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.†-St. George, Utah is located in the Mountain Time Zone | ||||||
Bracket
[edit]| First round Tuesday, March 11 Burns Arena, St. George, Utah ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Wednesday and Thursday, March 12-13 Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 14 Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada ESPN+ | Championship Saturday, March 15 Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Utah Tech | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Utah Tech | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Seattle | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Utah Valley | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Grand Canyon | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UT Arlington | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UT Arlington | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | California Baptist | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UT Arlington | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarleton | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarleton | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern Utah | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards
[edit]| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Most Outstanding Player | Trinity San Antonio | Grand Canyon |
| All-Tournament Team | Koi Love | UT Arlington |
| Avery Brittingham | UT Arlington | |
| Laura Erikstrup | Grand Canyon | |
| Alyssa Durazo-Frescas | Grand Canyon |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Burns Arena". Greater Zion. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "WAC Tournament Dates, Format and Bracket Revealed". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. August 15, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "WAC Hercules Tire Basketball Tournament details finalized". Tarleton State University Athletics. August 15, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "What is an at-large bid in March Madness? | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "California Baptist women's basketball team wins WAC Tournament, secures first bid to NCAA Division I Tournament". Press Enterprise. March 16, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
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- ^ "WAC Tournament format, dates set". Grand Canyon University Athletics. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ "IT'S OFFICIAL! Utah Tech University Completes NCAA Division I Transition". Utah Tech University Athletics. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "First WAC Résumé Seeding System Rankings Of 2023-24 Posted". wacsports.com. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Senior Day set for Saturday vs Tarleton State". Utah Valley University Athletics. March 8, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
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