2019 WAC women's basketball tournament

2019 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsNew Mexico State (4th title)
Winning coachBrooke Atkinson (1st title)
MVPGia Pack (New Mexico State)
TelevisionESPN3
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2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 15 1   .938 26 7   .788
California Baptist* 11 5   .688 18 12   .600
UT Rio Grande Valley 10 6   .625 18 15   .545
UMKC 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
CSU Bakersfield 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
Utah Valley 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Grand Canyon 5 11   .313 7 20   .259
Seattle 3 13   .188 3 27   .100
Chicago State 2 14   .125 2 28   .067
2019 WAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019
Rankings from AP poll
*California Baptist ineligible for WAC tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

The 2019 WAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament held from March 13–16, 2019, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] New Mexico State won the conference tournament championship game over Texas–Rio Grande Valley, in double-overtime, 76–73 to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament.[2]

  1. ^ "WAC Basketball Preview Central". WAC Sports. October 10, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "New Mexico State outlasts Texas Rio Grande in 20T, 76-73". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 17, 2019.