2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament

| Year = 2023

| Conference = Mountain West Conference

| Division = I

| Gender = Women's

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| Teams = 11

| Arena = Thomas & Mack Center

| City = Paradise, NV

| Champions = UNLV

| TitleCount = 2nd

| Coach = Lindy La Rocque

| CoachCount = 2nd

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| Television = Stadium, CBSSN

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{{2022–23 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://themw.com/sports/2022/12/20/2023_wbb_championship.aspx|title=2023 Mountain West Women's Basketball Championship|website=themw.com|accessdate=February 20, 2023}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://themw.com/documents/2022/12/20/2023_WBB_Bracket.pdf|title=Seeding|website=themw.com|publisher=Mountain West Conference|accessdate=February 20, 2023}}

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!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

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!Session

!Game

!Time*

!Matchup#

!Score

!Television

!Attendance

colspan=7| First Round – Sunday, March 5
rowspan=3| 1

| 1

| 2:00 PM

| No. 8 Nevada vs. No. 9 Fresno State

| 65–53**

|rowspan=3| Stadium

|rowspan=3|

2

| 4:30 PM

| No. 7 Air Force vs. No. 10 San Jose State

| 51–62

3

| 7:00 PM

| No. 6 Boise State vs. No. 11 Utah State

| 66–58

colspan=7| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 6
rowspan=2| 2

| 4

| 12:00 PM

| No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 8 Nevada

| 84–47

|rowspan=4| Stadium

|rowspan=2|

5

| 2:30 PM

| No. 4 New Mexico vs. No. 5 San Diego State

| 68–69

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| 6

| 5:30 PM

| No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 10 San Jose State

| 72-57

|rowspan=2|

7

| 8:00 PM

| No. 3 Colorado State vs. No. 6 Boise State

| 59-52

colspan=7| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 7
rowspan=2| 4

| 8

| 6:00 PM

| No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 5 San Diego State

| 71-68

|rowspan=2| Stadium

|rowspan=2|

9

| 8:30 PM

| No. 2 Wyoming vs. No. 3 Colorado State

| 65-56

colspan=7| Championship Game – Wednesday, March 8
5

| 10

| 8:00 PM

| No. 1 UNLV vs. No. 2 Wyoming

| 71-60

| CBSSN

|

colspan=7 style="text-align:left;"| *Game Times in PT. ** denotes overtime.

Bracket

{{11TeamBracket

| RD1=First round
Sunday, March 5

| RD2=Quarterfinals
Monday, March 6

| RD3=Semifinals
Tuesday, March 7

| RD4=Championship
Wednesday, March 8

| RD1-seed01=8

| RD1-team01=Nevada

| RD1-score01=65*

| RD1-seed02=9

| RD1-team02=Fresno State

| RD1-score02=53

| RD1-seed03=7

| RD1-team03=Air Force

| RD1-score03=51

| RD1-seed04=10

| RD1-team04=San Jose State

| RD1-score04=62

| RD1-seed05=6

| RD1-team05=Boise State

| RD1-score05=66

| RD1-seed06=11

| RD1-team06=Utah State

| RD1-score06=58

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01=UNLV

| RD2-score01=84

| RD2-seed02=8

| RD2-team02=Nevada

| RD2-score02=47

| RD2-seed03=4

| RD2-team03=New Mexico

| RD2-score03=68

| RD2-seed04=5

| RD2-team04=San Diego State

| RD2-score04=69

| RD2-seed05=2

| RD2-team05=Wyoming

| RD2-score05=72

| RD2-seed06=10

| RD2-team06=San Jose State

| RD2-score06=57

| RD2-seed07=3

| RD2-team07=Colorado State

| RD2-score07=59

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08=Boise State

| RD2-score08=52

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01=UNLV

| RD3-score01=71

| RD3-seed02=5

| RD3-team02=San Diego State

| RD3-score02=68

| RD3-seed03=2

| RD3-team03=Wyoming

| RD3-score03=65

| RD3-seed04=3

| RD3-team04=Colorado State

| RD3-score04=56

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01=UNLV

| RD4-score01=71

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02=Wyoming

| RD4-score02=60

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* denotes overtime period

See also

References