# Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament, although they did not in the 1998-1999 season, the conference's first year in existence. The Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada has hosted the most tournaments (15), including the last 11 consecutive tournaments.
San Diego State have won the tournament seven times, the most of any team. The No. 2 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Colorado State as a No. 6 seed in 2003. New Mexico also won as a No. 6 seed, becoming the first team to play all four rounds and win in 2024.

## Results

| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Tournament MVP | Location |
| 2000 | UNLV | 79–56 | BYU | Mark Dickel, UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2001 | BYU | 69–65 | New Mexico | Mekeli Wesley, BYU | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2002 | San Diego State | 78–75 | UNLV | Randy Holcomb, San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2003 | Colorado State | 62–61 | UNLV | Matt Nelson, Colorado State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2004 | Utah | 73–70 | UNLV | Nick Jacobson, Utah | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
| 2005 | New Mexico | 60–56 | Utah | Danny Granger, New Mexico | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
| 2006 | San Diego State | 69–64 | Wyoming | Marcus Slaughter, San Diego State | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado |
| 2007 | UNLV | 78–70 | BYU | Kevin Kruger, UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2008 | UNLV | 76–61 | BYU | Wink Adams, UNLV | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2009 | Utah | 52–50 | San Diego State | Luke Nevill, Utah | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2010 | San Diego State | 55–45 | UNLV | Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2011 | San Diego State | 72–54 | BYU | Jimmer Fredette, BYU | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2012 | New Mexico | 68–59 | San Diego State | Drew Gordon, New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2013 | New Mexico | 63–56 | UNLV | Tony Snell, New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2014 | New Mexico | 64–58 | San Diego State | Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2015 | Wyoming | 45–43 | San Diego State | Josh Adams, Wyoming | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2016 | Fresno State | 68–63 | San Diego State | Marvelle Harris, Fresno State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2017 | Nevada | 79–71 | Colorado State | Jordan Caroline, Nevada | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2018 | San Diego State | 82–75 | New Mexico | Trey Kell, San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2019 | Utah State | 64–57 | San Diego State | Sam Merrill, Utah State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2020 | Utah State | 59–56 | San Diego State | Sam Merrill, Utah State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2021 | San Diego State | 68–57 | Utah State | Matt Mitchell, San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2022 | Boise State | 53–52 | San Diego State | Abu Kigab, Boise State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 62–57 | Utah State | Matt Bradley, San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2024 | New Mexico | 68–61 | San Diego State | Jaelen House, New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 69–56 | Boise State | Nique Clifford, Colorado State | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada |

## All-time tournament record by team

Updated through the 2023 Tournament:
| School | W | L | Pct. | Championships | Final appearances | Championship Years | Championship Appearances |
| Utah State | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2 | 4 | 2019, 2020 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| San Diego State | 34 | 16 | .680 | 7 | 16 | 2002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 | 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| UNLV | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | 8 | 2000, 2007, 2008 | 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 |
| Utah ^ | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2 | 3 | 2004, 2009 | 2004, 2005, 2009 |
| BYU ^ | 14 | 11 | .560 | 1 | 5 | 2001 | 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011 |
| New Mexico | 20 | 17 | .541 | 5 | 7 | 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024 | 2001, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2024 |
| Fresno State | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Nevada | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 |
| Colorado State | 14 | 20 | .412 | 2 | 3 | 2003, 2025 | 2003, 2017, 2025 |
| Wyoming | 14 | 20 | .412 | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2006, 2015 |
| Boise State | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 2 | 2022 | 2022, 2025 |
| TCU ^ | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Air Force | 6 | 21 | .222 | 0 | 0 | | |
| San Jose State | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 0 | | |
^ No longer a Mountain West member.
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