2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

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2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
MWC Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams9
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsNew Mexico (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Alford (2nd title)
MVPTony Snell (New Mexico)
TelevisionCBSSN, CBS
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2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 New Mexico 13 3   .813 29 6   .829
Colorado State 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
UNLV 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
San Diego State 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
Boise State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Air Force 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Fresno State 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Wyoming 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Nevada 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
2013 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was a tournament played at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 12–15, 2013.[1][2] With TCU departing for the Big 12, and Fresno State and Nevada joining the MWC, the MWC will have a 9 team tournament for 2013. As the tournament champion, New Mexico received the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds[edit]

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 Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 New Mexico (#12) 13–3 26–5
2 Colorado State 11–5 24–7
3 UNLV 10–6 23–8
4 San Diego State 9–7 21–9 1–1 vs BSU
5 Boise State 9–7 21–9 1–1 vs SDSU
6 Air Force 8–8 17–12
7 Fresno State 5–11 11–18
8 Wyoming 4–12 18–12
9 Nevada 3–13 12–18

Schedule[edit]

Game Time* Matchup# Television
First round – Tuesday, March 12
1 5:00 pm #8 Wyoming vs. #9 Nevada
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
2 Noon #3 UNLV vs. #6 Air Force CBSSN
3 2:30 pm #2 Colorado State vs. #7 Fresno State CBSSN
4 6:30 pm #1 New Mexico vs. #8 Wyoming CBSSN
5 9:00 pm #4 San Diego State vs. #5 Boise State CBSSN
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
6 6:00 pm #1 New Mexico vs. #4 San Diego State CBSSN
7 8:30 pm #3 UNLV vs. #2 Colorado State CBSSN
Championship – Saturday, March 16
8 3:00 pm #1 New Mexico vs. #3 UNLV CBS
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket[edit]

First round
Tuesday, March 12
 
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 13
CBSSN
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
CBSSN
Championship
Saturday, March 16
CBS
            
1 #15 New Mexico 59
8 Wyoming 46
8 Wyoming 85
9 Nevada 81
1 #15 New Mexico 60
4 San Diego State 50
4 San Diego State 73
5 Boise State 67
1 #15 New Mexico 63
3 UNLV 56
2 Colorado State 67
7 Fresno State 61
2 Colorado State 65
3 UNLV 75
3 UNLV 72
6 Air Force 56

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mountain West Announces 2013 Basketball Championships Schedule". Mountain West Conference. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "2013 Reese's Mountain West Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Mountain West Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2013.