Subtle Changes to 2015 MW Basketball Championships
The Mountain West Conference unveiled its format for the 2015 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships on Thursday.
The 19-game slate will take place from March 9-14, 2015 in Las Vegas at the Thomas and Mack Center.
There are three overall changes on to the tournament format.
The first two involve the women's bracket. The ladies semifinals have been moved up two days to Wednesday, March 11 and will take place during the evening session. The second is that the Women's Championship will be on Friday, March 13 and is slated for a 2 p.m. start, Mountain Time.
The final change deals with the men's bracket. San Jose State has been ruled ineligible for post-season action due to academic progress rate issues. Thus, the men's tournament will feature only ten teams. The first round games will now be held on Wednesday, March 11 and during the day session.
Below is the complete schedule for the 2015 Mountain West Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. All times are tentative.
2015 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN’S AND MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
MONDAY, MARCH 9
Women’s First Round
Game #1 2 p.m. PT #8 Women’s Seed vs. #9 Women’s Seed
Game #2 4:30 p.m. PT #7 Women’s Seed vs. #10 Women’s Seed
Game #3 7 p.m. PT #6 Women’s Seed vs. #11 Women’s Seed
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
Women’s Quarterfinals
Game #4 Noon PT #1 Women’s Seed vs. Game #1 Winner
Game #5 2:30 p.m. PT #4 Women’s Seed vs. #5 Women’s Seed
Game #6 6 p.m. PT #2 Women’s Seed vs. Game #2 Winner
Game #7 8:30 p.m. PT #3 Women’s Seed vs. Game #3 Winner
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11
Men’s First Round
Game #8 Noon PT #8 Men’s Seed vs. #9 Men’s Seed
Game #9 2:30 p.m. PT #7 Men’s Seed vs. #10 Men’s Seed
Women’s Semifinals
Game #10 6 p.m. PT Game #4 Winner vs. Game #5 Winner
Game #11 8:30 p.m. PT Game #6 Winner vs. Game #7 Winner
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
Men’s Quarterfinals
Game #12 Noon PT #1 Men’s Seed vs. Game #8 Winner
Game #13 2:30 p.m. PT #4 Men’s Seed vs. #5 Men’s Seed
Game #14 6 p.m. PT #2 Men’s Seed vs. Game #9 Winner
Game #15 8:30 p.m. PT #3 Men’s Seed vs. #6 Men’s Seed
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
Women’s Championship Game
Game #16 1 p.m. PT Women’s Championship Game
Men’s Semifinals
Game #17 6 p.m. PT Game #12 Winner vs. Game #13 Winner
Game #18 8:30 p.m. PT Game #14 Winner vs. Game #15 Winner
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
Men’s Championship Game
Game #19 3 p.m. PT Men’s Championship Game
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