2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2021–22
Teams	10
Finals site	Orleans Arena; Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Gonzaga (10th title)
Winning coach	Lisa Fortier (4th title)
MVP	Melody Kempton (Gonzaga)
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
	West Coast Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 3 and 8 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Gonzaga won the tournament and with it the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.^[2]

2021–22 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT^[1]
No. 20 BYU	15	–	1	.938	26	–	4	.867
Gonzaga †	15	–	2	.882	27	–	7	.794
San Francisco	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Portland	8	–	7	.533	20	–	11	.645
Saint Mary's	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
San Diego	8	–	9	.471	17	–	15	.531
Santa Clara	8	–	10	.444	16	–	15	.516
Pepperdine	4	–	11	.267	8	–	17	.320
Loyola Marymount	4	–	13	.235	11	–	19	.367
Pacific	3	–	14	.176	6	–	23	.207

† 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All conference members qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on the Ken Pomeroy Adjusted Conference Winning Percentage.

Seed	School	Conference	Overall*	Pomeroy AWP
1^[3]	BYU	15–1	25–2	.921%
2	Gonzaga	15–2	24–6	.870%
3	San Francisco	10–8	16–14	.555%
4	Portland	8–7	18–9	.530%
5	Saint Mary's	9–9	15–14	.501%
6	San Diego	8–9	16–13	.493%
7	Santa Clara	8–10	14–14	.448%
8	Pepperdine	4–11	8–16	.257%
9	Loyola Marymount	4–13	9–18	.241%
10	Pacific	3–14	6–22	.184%

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Venue

For the fourteenth consecutive year, the 2022 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.^[4] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886-room Orleans Hotel and Casino, about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.^[5] The tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly.^[6]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television
First round – Thursday March 3, 2022
1	1	12:00 PM	No. 8 Pepperdine 54 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 64	BYUtv
1	2	2:00 PM	No. 7 Santa Clara 93 vs. No. 10 Pacific 69	BYUtv
Second round – Friday March 4, 2022
2	3	12:00 PM	No. 5 Saint Mary's 64 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 71	BYUtv
2	4	2:00 PM	No. 6 San Diego 79 vs. No. 7 Santa Clara 86	BYUtv
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5, 2022
3	5	1:30 PM	No. 4 Portland 69 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 44	BYUtv
3	6	3:30 PM	No. 3 San Francisco 72 vs. No. 7 Santa Clara 63	BYUtv
Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2022
4	7	12:00 PM	No. 1 BYU 59 vs. No. 4 Portland 52	BYUtv
4	8	2:00 PM	No. 2 Gonzaga 69 vs. No. 3 San Francisco 55	BYUtv
Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2022
5	9	1:00 PM	No. 1 BYU 59 vs. No. 2 Gonzaga 71	ESPNU
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. *denotes overtime game

Bracket

All games except the championship aired on BYUtv and were simulcast on WCC Network and multiple RSN's: NBC Sports Bay Area, Bally Sports West or Los Angeles, Bally Sports San Diego, and Root Sports. Additional RSN's across the country also aired select games. The championship aired on ESPNU.

Opening round Thursday, March 3			Second round Friday, March 4			Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5			Semifinals Monday, March 7			Championship Tuesday, March 8

									1	BYU	59
									4	Portland	52


						4	Portland	69
						9	Loyola Marymount	44
			5	Saint Mary's	64
8	Pepperdine	54	9	Loyola Marymount	71
9	Loyola Marymount	64										1	BYU	59
												2	Gonzaga	71






									2	Gonzaga	69
									3	San Francisco	55


						3	San Francisco	72
						7	Santa Clara	63
			6	San Diego	79
7	Santa Clara	93	7	Santa Clara	86
10	Pacific	69

* denotes overtime game

References

^ "WCC Standings - 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "Gonzaga Wins 2022 WCC Women's Basketball Championship" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ "No. 19 BYU women beat Santa Clara, clinch share of WCC title". AP. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
^ "Location Spotlight: Orleans Arena | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (February 3, 2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-8515-6.
^ "UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

External links

[WCC_Standings_-_2021-22-1] "WCC Standings - 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[2] "Gonzaga Wins 2022 WCC Women's Basketball Championship" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[3] "No. 19 BYU women beat Santa Clara, clinch share of WCC title". AP. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[4] "Location Spotlight: Orleans Arena | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[5] Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (February 3, 2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-8515-6.

[6] "UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

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