2014 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2014 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Season | 2013β14 | ||||
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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2013β14 WAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Valley | 13 | β | 3 | .813 | 20 | β | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State β | 12 | β | 4 | .750 | 26 | β | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon* | 10 | β | 6 | .625 | 15 | β | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago State | 8 | β | 8 | .500 | 13 | β | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 7 | β | 9 | .438 | 16 | β | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMKC | 7 | β | 9 | .438 | 10 | β | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seattle | 5 | β | 11 | .313 | 13 | β | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | β | 11 | .313 | 13 | β | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TexasβPan American | 5 | β | 11 | .313 | 9 | β | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2014 WAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II |
The 2014 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference, held from March 13β15, 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 will take place in Las Vegas.
Format
Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2014 men's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they cannot win the conference tournament since the winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and was eligible to compete in the NIT, CIT, or CBI should they be 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 |
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1 | Utah Valley | 13β3 | 19β10 | |
2 | New Mexico State | 12β4 | 23β9 | |
3 | Chicago State | 8β8 | 13β18 | |
4 | UMKC | 7β9 | 10β19 | 1β1 vs. Idaho; 1β1 vs. Utah V |
5 | Idaho | 7β9 | 14β17 | 1β1 vs. UMKC; 0β2 vs. Utah V |
6 | Cal State Bakersfield | 5β11 | 12β18 | 3β1 vs. Sea & TPA |
7 | Seattle | 5β11 | 13β16 | 2β2 vs. CSB & TPA |
8 | TexasβPan American | 5β11 | 9β22 | 1β3 vs. CSB & Sea |
Overall record at the end of regular season
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# |
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Quarterfinals β Thursday, March 13 | |||
1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | #1 Utah Valley vs. #8 TexasβPan 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 β 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 β 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 | TexasβPan 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
References
- β "WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas". The Monitor. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- β "Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference". AZCentral Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
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