# 2018 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a tournament that held from March 5–10, 2018 at the Reno Events Center. Northern Colorado won their first Big Sky tournament for the first school history and earned an automatic trip to the 2018 NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

Big Sky Tiebreaker procedures are as follows:
* Head-to-head
* Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
* Higher RPI
* Coin Flip
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Northern Colorado | 15–3 | 23–6 | |
| 2 | Idaho | 13–5 | 17–12 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | 12–6 | 17–13 | 1–0 vs. WEB |
| 4 | Weber State | 12–6 | 20–9 | 0–1 vs. EWU |
| 5 | Idaho State | 11–7 | 19–10 | 2–0 vs. PSU |
| 6 | Portland State | 11–7 | 17–12 | 0–2 vs. ISU |
| 7 | Montana State | 9–9 | 15–14 | 1–1 vs. MONT, 1–0 vs. ISU |
| 8 | Montana | 9–9 | 13–16 | 1–1 vs. MSU, 0–1 vs. ISU |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 5–13 | 7–22 | 1–0 vs. UND |
| 10 | North Dakota | 5–13 | 12–17 | 0–1 vs. SAC |
| 11 | Northern Arizona | 4–14 | 7–22 | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 2–16 | 3–26 | |
* Overall record at end of regular season.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Monday, March 5 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:05 PM | #8 Sacramento State vs. #9 Montana | Pluto TV 231 | 512 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:35 PM | #5 Idaho State vs. #12 Southern Utah | Pluto TV 231 | 512 |
| 2 | 3 | 5:35 PM | #7 Montana State vs. #10 North Dakota | Pluto TV 231 | |
| 2 | 4 | 8:05 PM | #6 Portland State vs. #11 Northern Arizona | Pluto TV 231 | |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 7 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:05 PM | #1 Northern Colorado vs. #9 Montana | Pluto TV 231 | 511 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:35 PM | #4 Weber State vs. #5 Idaho State | Pluto TV 231 | 511 |
| 4 | 7 | 5:35 PM | #2 Idaho vs. #7 Montana State | Pluto TV 231 | 989 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:05 PM | #3 Eastern Washington vs. #6 Portland State | Pluto TV 231 | 989 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 12:05 PM | #1 Northern Colorado vs. #5 Idaho State | ELEVEN | 1,002 |
| 5 | 10 | 2:35 PM | #2 Idaho vs. #6 Portland State | ELEVEN | 1,002 |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 10 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:05 PM | #1 Northern Colorado vs. #2 Idaho | ELEVEN | 993 |
| *Game Times in PT. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 5 Pluto TV 231 | First round Monday, March 5 Pluto TV 231 | First round Monday, March 5 Pluto TV 231 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 Pluto TV 231 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 Pluto TV 231 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 Pluto TV 231 | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ELEVEN | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ELEVEN | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ELEVEN | Championship Saturday, March 10 ELEVEN | Championship Saturday, March 10 ELEVEN | Championship Saturday, March 10 ELEVEN |
| | | | 1 | Northern Colorado | 78 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Montana | 69 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Montana | 87 | 8 | Montana | 69 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 80 | | | | 1 | Northern Colorado | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Idaho State | 66 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Weber State | 109 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Idaho State | 113 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Idaho State | 59 | 5 | Idaho State | 113 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 49 | | | | | | | 1 | Northern Colorado | 91 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Idaho | 69 |
| | | | 2 | Idaho | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Montana State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Montana State | 68 | 7 | Montana State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 10 | North Dakota | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | North Dakota | 58 | | | | 2 | Idaho | 102 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Portland State | 99 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Portland State | 82 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Portland State | 77 | 6 | Portland State | 82 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Northern Arizona | 61 | | | | | | | | | |