# 2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 5–8, 2023, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

## Seeds

Teams are 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 | UNLV | 18-0 | |
| 2 | Wyoming | 13–5 | |
| 3 | Colorado State | 12-6 | 2-2 vs. New Mexico & San Diego State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 1-1 vs. Wyoming; 2-0 vs. Boise State |
| 4 | New Mexico | 12-6 | 2-2 vs. Colorado State & and San Diego State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 1-1 vs. Wyoming; 1-1 vs. Boise State; 2-0 vs. Air Force |
| 5 | San Diego State | 12-6 | 2-2 vs. Colorado State & and New Mexico; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 1-1 vs. Wyoming; 1-1 vs. Boise State; 1-0 vs. Air Force |
| 6 | Boise State | 11-7 | |
| 7 | Air Force | 8-10 | |
| 8 | Nevada | 6-12 | |
| 9 | Fresno State | 3-15 | 1-1 vs. San Jose State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 0-1 vs. Wyoming |
| 10 | San Jose State | 3-15 | 1-1 vs. Fresno State; 0-2 vs. UNLV; 0-2 vs. Wyoming |
| 11 | Utah State | 1-17 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First Round – Sunday, March 5 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 PM | No. 8 Nevada vs. No. 9 Fresno State | 65–53** | Stadium |
| 1 | 2 | 4:30 PM | No. 7 Air Force vs. No. 10 San Jose State | 51–62 | Stadium |
| 1 | 3 | 7:00 PM | No. 6 Boise State vs. No. 11 Utah State | 66–58 | Stadium |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 6 |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Nevada | 84–47 | Stadium |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30 PM | No. 4 New Mexico vs. No. 5 San Diego State | 68–69 | Stadium |
| 3 | 6 | 5:30 PM | No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 10 San Jose State | 72-57 | Stadium |
| 3 | 7 | 8:00 PM | No. 3 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Boise State | 59-52 | Stadium |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7 |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 PM | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 5 San Diego State | 71-68 | Stadium |
| 4 | 9 | 8:30 PM | No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 3 Colorado State | 65-56 | Stadium |
| Championship Game – Wednesday, March 8 |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 8:00 PM | No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 2 Wyoming | 71-60 | CBSSN |
| *Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Sunday, March 5 | First round Sunday, March 5 | First round Sunday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Monday, March 6 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 | Semifinals Tuesday, March 7 | Championship Wednesday, March 8 | Championship Wednesday, March 8 | Championship Wednesday, March 8 |
| | | | 1 | UNLV | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nevada | 65* | 8 | Nevada | 47 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Fresno State | 53 | | | | 1 | UNLV | 71 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | San Diego State | 68 | | | |
| | | | 4 | New Mexico | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | San Diego State | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | UNLV | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Wyoming | 60 |
| | | | 2 | Wyoming | 72 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Air Force | 51 | 10 | San Jose State | 57 | | | | | | |
| 10 | San Jose State | 62 | | | | 2 | Wyoming | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Colorado State | 56 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Colorado State | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Boise State | 66 | 6 | Boise State | 52 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Utah State | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period