# 2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2017 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a tournament that held from March 6–11, 2017 at the Reno Events Center. Montana State won their 2nd conference tournament title for the first time since 1993 and earned an automatic trip to the 2017 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 | Montana State | 15–3 | 22–6 | 1-0 vs. North Dakota |
| 2 | North Dakota | 15–3 | 20–9 | 0–1 vs. Montana State |
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 14–4 | 22–7 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 12–6 | 17–12 | |
| 5 | Idaho | 11–7 | 16–13 | |
| 6 | Idaho State | 10–8 | 16–13 | |
| 7 | Portland State | 8–10 | 14–16 | |
| 8 | Weber State | 6–12 | 12–17 | 1–0 vs. Sacramento State |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 6–12 | 10–19 | 0–1 vs. Weber State |
| 10 | Northern Arizona | 5–13 | 9–20 | |
| 11 | Montana | 4–14 | 7–22 | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 2–16 | 7–22 | |
* Overall record at end of regular season.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Monday, March 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:05 PM | #8 Weber State vs. #9 Sacramento State | Watch Big Sky | 863 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:35 PM | #5 Idaho vs. #12 Southern Utah | Watch Big Sky | 672 |
| 2 | 3 | 5:35 PM | #7 Portland State vs. #10 Northern Arizona | Watch Big Sky | 906 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:05 PM | #6 Idaho State vs. #11 Montana | Watch Big Sky | 906 |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 8 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:05 PM | #1 Montana State vs. #8 Weber State | Watch Big Sky | 787 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:35 PM | #4 Eastern Washington vs. #5 Idaho | Watch Big Sky | 787 |
| 4 | 7 | 5:35 PM | #2 North Dakota vs. #7 Portland State | Watch Big Sky | 804 |
| 4 | 8 | 8:05 PM | #3 Northern Colorado vs. #6 Idaho State | Watch Big Sky | 804 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 12:05 PM | #1 Montana State vs. #4 Eastern Washington | Watch Big Sky | 1,202 |
| 5 | 10 | 2:35 PM | #7 Portland State vs. #6 Idaho State | Watch Big Sky | 1,202 |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 11 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 12:05 PM | #1 Montana State vs. #6 Idaho State | Watch Big Sky | 919 |
| *Game Times in PT. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 6 Watch Big Sky | First round Monday, March 6 Watch Big Sky | First round Monday, March 6 Watch Big Sky | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8 Watch Big Sky | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8 Watch Big Sky | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 8 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 10 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 10 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 10 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 11 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 11 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 11 Watch Big Sky |
| | | | 1 | Montana State | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Weber State | 53 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Weber State | 98 (OT) | 8 | Weber State | 53 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 97 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 97 | | | | 1 | Montana State | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Eastern Washington | 59 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Eastern Washington | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Idaho | 64 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Idaho | 83 | 5 | Idaho | 64 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 68 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Southern Utah | 68 | | | | | | | 1 | Montana State | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Idaho State | 56 |
| | | | 2 | North Dakota | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Portland State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Portland State | 88 | 7 | Portland State | 65 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northern Arizona | 76 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northern Arizona | 76 | | | | 7 | Portland State | 50 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Idaho State | 54 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Northern Colorado | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Idaho State | 60 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Idaho State | 63 | 6 | Idaho State | 60 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Montana | 53 | | | | | | | | | |