2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
{{Short description|Postseason tournament at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2019
| Conference = Big Sky Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Women's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 150px
| Caption =
| Teams = 11
| Arena = CenturyLink Arena
| City = Boise, ID
| Champions = Portland State
| TitleCount = 2nd
| Coach = Lynn Kennedy
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Ashley Bolston
| MVPTeam = Portland State
| Attendance =
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| Television = Pluto TV, ELEVEN
}}
{{2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings}}
The 2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that was held from March 11–15, 2019 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Portland State, the winner of the Big Sky tournament, earned an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/vikings/2019/03/live-updates-portland-state-vs-eastern-washington-in-big-sky-womens-basketball-tournament-championship-game.html|title=Portland State women win Big Sky tournament, earn NCAA Tournament berth|last=Associated|first=The|date=2019-03-15|website=oregonlive.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-16}}
Seeds
Big Sky tiebreaker procedures are as follows:
- Head-to-head
- Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
- Higher RPI
- Coin Flip
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%;text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Overall* !Tiebreaker |
| 1
|align=left|Idaho |16–4 |19–10 | |
| 2
|align=left|Northern Colorado |15–5 |20–9 |2–0 vs. ISU |
| 3
|align=left|Idaho State |15–5 |20–9 |0–2 vs. UNC |
| 4
|align=left|Portland State |14–6 |22–7 | |
| 5
|align=left|Montana State |11–9 |16–14 | |
| 6
|align=left|Eastern Washington |9–11 |10–19 |2–0 vs. UM |
| 7
|align=left|Montana |9–11 |14–15 |0–2 vs. EWU |
| 8
|align=left|Northern Arizona |8–12 |12–17 | |
| 9
|align=left|Sacramento State |6–14 |10–18 | |
| 10
|align=left|Southern Utah |4–16 |7–22 | |
| 11
|align=left|Weber State |3–17 |6–24 | |
* Overall record at end of regular season.
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" |
| Session
!Game !Time* !Matchup# !Television !Attendance |
|---|
| colspan=6| First Round – Monday, March 11 |
| rowspan=3| 1
| 1 | 2:30 PM | #8 Northern Arizona vs. #9 Sacramento State |rowspan=3| Pluto TV |rowspan=3| |
| 2
| 5:30 PM | #7 Montana vs. #10 Southern Utah |
| 3
| 8:00 PM | #6 Eastern Washington vs. #11 Weber State |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 12 |
| rowspan=2| 2
| 4 | 12:00 PM | #1 Idaho vs. #8 Northern Arizona |rowspan=4| Pluto TV |rowspan=2| |
| 5
| 2:30 PM | #4 Portland State vs. #5 Montana State |
| rowspan=2| 3
| 6 | 5:30 PM | #2 Northern Colorado vs. #10 Southern Utah |rowspan=2| |
| 7
| 8:00 PM | #3 Idaho State vs. #6 Eastern Washington |
| colspan=6| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 13 |
| rowspan=2| 4
| 8 | 5:30 PM | #1 Idaho vs. #4 Portland State |rowspan=2| ELEVEN |rowspan=2| |
| 9
| 8:00 PM | #2 Northern Colorado vs. #6 Eastern Washington |
| colspan=6| Championship Game – Friday, March 15 |
| 5
| 10 | 1:00 PM | #4 Portland State vs. #6 Eastern Washington | ELEVEN | |
| colspan=6 style="text-align:left;"| *Game Times in MT. |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
|RD1=First round
Monday, March 11
Pluto TV 231
|RD2=Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 12
Pluto TV 231
|RD3=Semifinals
Wednesday, March 13
ELEVEN
|RD4=Championship
Friday, March 15
ELEVEN
| RD1-seed03 =8
| RD1-team03 =Northern Arizona
| RD1-score03 =74
| RD1-seed04 =9
| RD1-team04 =Sacramento State
| RD1-score04 =69
| RD1-seed11 =7
| RD1-team11 =Montana
| RD1-score11 =56
| RD1-seed12 =10
| RD1-team12 =Southern Utah
| RD1-score12 =64
| RD1-seed15 =6
| RD1-team15 =Eastern Washington
| RD1-score15 =81
| RD1-seed16 =11
| RD1-team16 =Weber State
| RD1-score16 =74
| RD2-seed01 =1
| RD2-team01 =Idaho
| RD2-score01 =90
| RD2-seed02 =8
| RD2-team02 =Northern Arizona
| RD2-score02 =73
| RD2-seed03 =4
| RD2-team03 =Portland State
| RD2-score03 =68
| RD2-seed04 =5
| RD2-team04 =Montana State
| RD2-score04 =56
| RD2-seed05 =2
| RD2-team05 =Northern Colorado
| RD2-score05 =82
| RD2-seed06 =10
| RD2-team06 =Southern Utah
| RD2-score06 =50
| RD2-seed07 =3
| RD2-team07 =Idaho State
| RD2-score07 =65
| RD2-seed08 =6
| RD2-team08 =Eastern Washington
| RD2-score08 =67*
| RD3-seed01 =1
| RD3-team01 =Idaho
| RD3-score01 =59
| RD3-seed02 =4
| RD3-team02 =Portland State
| RD3-score02 =75
| RD3-seed03 =2
| RD3-team03 =Northern Colorado
| RD3-score03 =57
| RD3-seed04 =6
| RD3-team04 =Eastern Washington
| RD3-score04 =59
| RD4-seed01 =4
| RD4-team01 =Portland State
| RD4-score01 =61
| RD4-seed02 =6
| RD4-team02 =Eastern Washington
| RD4-score02 =59
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Big Sky women's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament navbox}}
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