# 2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2020 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 1–4, 2020 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Boise State was the winner, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

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.
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Fresno State | 16–2 | |
| 2 | Boise State | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Wyoming | 12–6 | 1–0 vs. San Jose State |
| 4 | San Jose State | 12–6 | 0–1 vs. Wyoming |
| 5 | UNLV | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–1 vs. Fresno State |
| 6 | San Diego State | 9–9 | 1–1 vs. San Diego State, 0–2 vs. Fresno State |
| 7 | Air Force | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Nevada, 1–1 vs. Fresno State |
| 8 | Nevada | 7–11 | 1–1 vs. Air Force, 0–1 vs. Fresno State |
| 9 | New Mexico | 6–12 | 1–0 vs. Colorado State |
| 10 | Colorado State | 6–12 | 0–1 vs. New Mexico |
| 11 | Utah State | 2–16 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Sunday, March 1 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 PM | #8 Nevada, 74 vs. #9 New Mexico, 64 | Stadium | 1,320 |
| 1 | 2 | 4:30 PM | #7 Air Force 60 vs. #10 Colorado State 48 | Stadium | 1,320 |
| 1 | 3 | 7:00 PM | #6 San Diego State 79, vs. #11 Utah State 81 | Stadium | 1,320 |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 2 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 PM | #1 Fresno State 75 vs. #8 Nevada 71 | Stadium | 1,287 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30 PM | #4 San Jose State 67 vs. #5 UNLV 48 | Stadium | 1,287 |
| 3 | 6 | 5:30 PM | #2 Boise State 73 vs. #7 Air Force 50 | Stadium | 1,366 |
| 3 | 7 | 8:00 PM | #3 Wyoming 64 vs. #11 Utah State 59 | Stadium | 1,366 |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 3 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 PM | #1 Fresno State 94 vs. #4 San Jose State 68 | Stadium | 1,718 |
| 4 | 9 | 8:30 PM | #2 Boise State 79 vs. #3 Wyoming 71 | Stadium | 1,718 |
| Championship Game – Wednesday, March 4 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 8:00 PM | #1 Fresno State 76 vs. #2 Boise State 80** | CBSSN | 1,614 |
| *Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Sunday, March 1 | First round Sunday, March 1 | First round Sunday, March 1 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 2 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 2 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 3 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 3 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 3 | Championship Wednesday, March 4 | Championship Wednesday, March 4 | Championship Wednesday, March 4 |
| | | | 1 | Fresno State | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Nevada | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nevada | 74 | 8 | Nevada | 71 | | | | | | |
| 9 | New Mexico | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | New Mexico | 64 | | | | 1 | Fresno State | 94 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | San Jose State | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | San Jose State | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UNLV | 48 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Fresno State | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Boise State | 80* |
| | | | 2 | Boise State | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Air Force | 50 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Air Force | 60 | 7 | Air Force | 50 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colorado State | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Colorado State | 48 | | | | 2 | Boise State | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Wyoming | 71 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Wyoming | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Utah State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 79 | 11 | Utah State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Utah State | 81* | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period