# 2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 7–11 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 39th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1983.

## Seeds

The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received a first-round bye.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 | Tiebreaker 3 | Tiebreaker 4 |
| 1 | Idaho State | 15-5 | | | | |
| 2 | Montana State | 14–6 | 1-1 vs. Southern Utah | 1-1 vs. Idaho State | 2-0 vs. Northern Arizona | 1-1 vs. Montana |
| 3 | Southern Utah | 14-6 | 1–1 vs Montana State | 1–1 vs Idaho State | 2-0 vs. Northern Arizona | 0-2 vs. Montana |
| 4 | Northern Arizona | 12-8 | 1–1 vs. Montana | 1-1 vs. Idaho State | | |
| 5 | Montana | 12-8 | 1-1 vs. Northern Arizona | 0-2 vs. Idaho State | | |
| 6 | Idaho | 11–9 | | | | |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 10–10 | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Colorado | 9-11 | | | | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington | 7-13 | | | | |
| 10 | Weber State | 6-14 | | | | |
| 11 | Portland State | 0-20 | | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Monday, March 7 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00pm | No. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 9 Eastern Washington | 64–45 | ESPN+ | 685 |
| 1 | 2 | 5:30pm | No. 7 Sacramento State vs. No. 10 Weber State | 64–74 | ESPN+ | 685 |
| 1 | 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Idaho vs. No. 11 Portland State | 75–52 | ESPN+ | 1,276 |
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 8 |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Idaho State vs. No. 8 Northern Colorado | 54-72 | ESPN+ | 863 |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Northern Arizona vs. No. 5 Montana | 75–57 | ESPN+ | 955 |
| 3 | 6 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 Montana State vs. No. 10 Weber State | 81–60 | ESPN+ | 1,387 |
| 3 | 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Southern Utah vs. No. 6 Idaho | 64–77 | ESPN+ | 1,365 |
| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9 |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 5:30 pm | No. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 4 Northern Arizona | 67–72 | ESPN+ | 1,103 |
| 4 | 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Montana State vs. No. 6 Idaho | 73–67 | ESPN+ | 1,103 |
| Championship game – Friday, March 11 |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Northern Arizona vs. No. 2 Montana State | 64–75 | ESPN+ | 956 |

## Bracket

| First round Monday, March 7 | First round Monday, March 7 | First round Monday, March 7 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 8 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 9 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 9 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 9 | Championship Friday, March 11 | Championship Friday, March 11 | Championship Friday, March 11 |
| | | | 1 | Idaho State | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Northern Colorado | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Colorado | 64 | 8 | Northern Colorado | 72 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington | 45 | | | | 8 | Northern Colorado | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Northern Arizona | 72 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northern Arizona | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Montana | 57 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northern Arizona | 64 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Montana State | 75 |
| | | | 2 | Montana State | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Weber State | 60 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 64 | 10 | Weber State | 60 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Weber State | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Weber State | 74 | | | | 2 | Montana State | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Idaho | 67 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Southern Utah | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Idaho | 77 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Idaho | 75 | 6 | Idaho | 77 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Portland State | 52 | | | | | | | | | |