DENVER - There are seven women's basketball seeds still up for grabs,heading into the final day of regular season tournament play. With a win against SMU on March 4, Tulsa secured the No. 3 seed. Boise State will be the No. 9 seed, while Nevada will be the No. 10 for the second-straight season. With a win against Tulsa, Louisiana Tech will be the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament for the third-straight season.
Below are the possible seeds for each of the men's teams after this Saturday's games. Ties were broken using the tie-breaking principles below.
Possible Seeds
Boise State
No. 9
Fresno State
No. 6 if Fresno State beats Hawaii
No. 7 if Hawaii beats Fresno State and Nevada beats SJSU
No. 8 if SJSU beats Nevada and Hawaii beats Fresno State
Hawaii
No. 6 if Nevada beats SJSU and Hawaii beats Fresno State
No. 7 if SJSU beats Nevada and Hawaii beats Fresno State
No. 8 if Fresno State beats Hawaii
Louisiana Tech
No. 1 if Louisiana Tech beats Tulsa
No. 2 if Rice beats SMU and Tulsa beats Louisiana Tech
Nevada
No. 10
Rice
No. 1 if Rice beats SMU and Tulsa beats Louisiana Tech
No. 2 if Louisiana Tech beats Tulsa
San Jose State
No. 6 if SJSU beats Nevada and Hawaii beats Fresno State
No. 7 if SJSU beats Nevada and Fresno State beats Hawaii
No. 8 if Nevada beats SJSU and Hawaii beats Fresno State
SMU
No. 4 if SMU beats Rice
No. 5 if Rice beats SMU
Tulsa
No. 3
UTEP
No. 4 if Rice beats SMU
No. 5 if SMU beats Rice
WAC Tie-breaking Procedures.
a. General Principles.
[1] Ties for all places in the standings (between two teams or three or more teams) which can be broken based upon head-to-head competition are broken before the implementation of further tie-breaking procedures.
[2] If more than two teams are tied, the three or more tie-breaking procedures shall be implemented. If only two teams are tied, the two-team tie-breaking procedures shall be implemented.
[3] In the case of ties for more than one place, the first tie broken is that of the highest place (i.e., first place, second place, etc.) and continue downward through the standings.
[4] If the tie is for first place, compare the tied teams' winning percentage against the next highest finishing team and continue through the standings. The team with the best winning percentage against the next highest-finishing team or group of tied teams advances. If the tie is for any position other than first place, the comparison shall begin at the top of the standings.
[5] Once a team has been placed in a position/seed, that team shall be included in all further comparisons of other tied teams.
b. Tie-breaker for Conference Championship Seeding.
[1] Two-Way Tie:
(a) The winner of the head-to-head competition is the higher seed.
(b) If the tie is for first place, compare the tied teams' records against the next highest finishing team and continue through the standings. The team with the best record/winning percentage against the next highest finishing team or group of tied teams advances. If the tie is for any position other than first place, the comparison shall begin at the top of the standings.
(c) If a tie still remains, the Conference office shall conduct a draw. The drawn team shall receive the higher seed.
[2] Three or More-Way Tie. Once a tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tie-breaker is implemented.
(a) Compare the records of the tied teams against each other. The team(s) with the best record(s) versus the other tied teams receives the higher seed or advances to the next tie-breaker; the team with the next best record versus the other tied teams receives the next highest seed or advances to the next tie breaker, etc.
(b) If the tie is for first place, compare the tied teams' records against the next highest finishing team and continue through the standings. The team with the best record against the next highest-finishing team or group of tied teams advances. If the tie is for any position other than first place the comparison shall begin at the top of the standings.
(c) If a tie still remains, the Conference office shall conduct a draw. The first team drawn shall receive the higher seed, the second team drawn shall receive the next highest seed, etc.