2018 Mountain West Conference men 's basketball tournament - wikipedia 2018 Mountain West Conference men 's basketball tournament 2018 Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Classification Division I Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 11 Site Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada Champions San Diego State ( 7th title ) Winning coach Brian Dutcher ( 1st title ) MVP Trey Kell ( San Diego State ) Attendance 35,565 Television Stadium, CBSSN, CBS Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournaments ← 2017 2019 → 2017 -- 18 Mountain West Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT No. 24 Nevada 15 --. 833 29 -- 8. 784 Boise State 13 -- 5. 722 23 -- 9. 719 New Mexico 12 -- 6. 667 19 -- 15. 559 Fresno State 11 -- 7. 611 21 -- 11. 656 San Diego State † 11 -- 7. 611 22 -- 11. 667 Wyoming 10 -- 8. 556 20 -- 13. 606 UNLV 8 -- 10. 444 20 -- 13. 606 Utah State 8 -- 10. 444 17 -- 17. 500 Air Force 6 -- 12. 333 12 -- 19. 387 Colorado State -- 14. 222 11 -- 21. 344 San Jose State -- 17. 056 -- 26. 133 † 2018 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll The 2018 Mountain West Conference men 's basketball tournament was the postseason men 's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held from March 7 -- 10, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada. San Diego State defeated New Mexico in the championship game to win the tournament receive the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Contents 1 Seeds 2 Schedule 3 Bracket 4 See also 5 References Seeds All 11 MW schools were eligible to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular - season champion, if necessary. As a result, the top five teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Tiebreaking procedures will remain unchanged from the 2017 tournament : Record between the tied teams Record against the highest - seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary Higher RPI : Head - to - head Seed School Conf Tiebreaker Nevada 15 -- 3 Boise State 13 -- 5 New Mexico 12 -- 6 Fresno State 11 -- 7 2 -- 0 vs San Diego State 5 San Diego State 11 -- 7 0 -- 2 vs Fresno State 6 Wyoming 10 -- 8 7 Utah State 8 -- 10 2 -- 0 vs UNLV 8 UNLV 8 -- 10 0 -- 2 vs Utah State 9 Air Force 6 -- 12 10 Colorado State 4 -- 14 11 San Jose State 1 -- 17 Schedule Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance First round -- Wednesday, March 7 11 : 00 am No. 8 UNLV vs. No. 9 Air Force 97 -- 90 Stadium 4,994 1 : 30 pm No. 7 Utah State vs. No. 10 Colorado State 76 -- 65 4 : 00 pm No. 6 Wyoming vs. No. 11 San Jose State 74 -- 61 Quarterfinals -- Thursday, March 8 Noon No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 8 UNLV 79 -- 74 CBSSN 6,753 5 2 : 30 pm No. 4 Fresno State vs. No. 5 San Diego State 52 -- 64 6 6 : 00 pm No. 2 Boise State vs. No. 7 Utah State 75 -- 78 7,138 7 8 : 30 pm No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 6 Wyoming 85 -- 75 Semifinals -- Friday, March 9 8 6 : 00 pm No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 5 San Diego State 73 -- 90 CBSSN 8,224 9 8 : 30 pm No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Utah State 83 -- 68 Championship -- Saturday, March 10 10 3 : 00 pm No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 5 San Diego State 75 -- 82 CBS 8,456 Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket First round Wednesday, March 7 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 Semifinals Friday, March 9 Championship Saturday, March 10 Nevada 79 8 UNLV 74 8 UNLV 97 * 9 Air Force 90 Nevada 73 5 San Diego State 90 Fresno State 52 5 San Diego State 64 5 San Diego State 82 New Mexico 75 Boise State 75 7 Utah State 78 7 Utah State 76 10 Colorado State 65 7 Utah State 68 New Mexico 83 New Mexico 85 6 Wyoming 75 6 Wyoming 74 11 San Jose State 61 * denotes overtime period See also 2018 Mountain West Conference Women 's Basketball Tournament References Jump up ^ Zeigler, Mark ( March 11, 2018 ). `` Aztecs get 11 seed, draw Houston in NCAA Tournament ''. The San Diego Union - Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2018. Jump up ^ Rutherford, Mike ( March 10, 2018 ). `` Trey Kell carries San Diego State past New Mexico in Mountain West title game ''. SBNation. Retrieved March 12, 2018. Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament 2017 2018 Broadcasters 2018 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournaments Conference ACC America East American Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac - 12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WAC West Coast Postseason NCAA NIT CBI CIT Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_Mountain_West_Conference_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=830221289 '' Categories : Mountain West Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament Thomas & Mack Center Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 March 2018, at 14 : 28. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the mountain west basketball tournament held
Answer: at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada