2025 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2025 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Site | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Colorado State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Niko Medved (1st title) |
| Television | Mountain West Network, CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 20 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held March 12–15, 2025, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] The tournament champion, Colorado State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Colorado State's Nique Clifford was named tournament MVP.[2]
Seeds
All 11 Mountain West schools will participate in the tournament. Teams are to be seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top five teams will receive byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams will play in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.[3]
- Head-to-head record between the tied teams
- Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
- Higher NET
| Seed | School | Conf | Tiebreaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 17–3 | |
| 2 | Colorado State | 16–4 | |
| 3 | Utah State | 15–5 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | 14–6 | 2–0 vs. Boise State |
| 5 | Boise State | 14–6 | 0–2 vs. San Diego State |
| 6 | UNLV | 11–9 | |
| 7 | Nevada | 8–12 | |
| 8 | San Jose State | 7–13 | |
| 9 | Wyoming | 5–15 | |
| 10 | Fresno State | 2–18 | |
| 11 | Air Force | 1–19 |
Schedule
| Game | Time[4] | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 am | No. 8 San Jose State vs. No. 9 Wyoming | 66–61 | Mountain West Network | ||
| 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Fresno State | 86–71 | |||
| 3 | 4:00 pm | No. 6 UNLV vs. No. 11 Air Force | 68–59 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 | ||||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 New Mexico vs. No. 8 San Jose State | 63–52 | CBSSN | ||
| 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 5 Boise State | 52–62 | |||
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Colorado State vs. No. 7 Nevada | 67–59 | |||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Utah State vs. No. 6 UNLV | 70–58 | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 | ||||||
| 8 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 New Mexico vs. No. 5 Boise State | 69–72 | CBSSN | ||
| 9 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Colorado State vs. No. 3 Utah State | 83–72 | |||
| Championship – Saturday, March 15 | ||||||
| 10 | 3:00 pm | No. 5 Boise State vs. No. 2 Colorado State | 56–69 | CBS/Paramount+ | 4,675 | |
| Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 12 Mountain West Network | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 14 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 15 CBS/Paramount+ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | New Mexico | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose State | 66 | 8 | San Jose State | 52 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wyoming | 61 | 1 | New Mexico | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boise State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego State | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boise State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Boise State | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nevada | 86 | 7 | Nevada | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Fresno State | 71 | 2 | Colorado State | 83 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utah State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNLV | 68 | 6 | UNLV | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Air Force | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[5]
References
- ^ "2025 Basketball Championships". Mountain West Conference. December 6, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Men's Basketball Championship". Mountain West Conference. March 15, 2025. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ "Men's basketball tiebreakers" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Championship". Mountain West Conference. August 8, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "Bracket" (PDF). Mountain West Conference.