Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Conference Basketball Championship | |
Sport | College basketball |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Number of teams | 11 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Thomas & Mack Center |
Current location | Paradise, Nevada |
Played | 2000–present |
Last contest | 2017 |
Current champion | Nevada Wolf Pack |
Most championships | New Mexico, San Diego State (4) |
TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network, CBS |
Official website | TheMWC.CSTV.com Men's Basketball |
Host stadiums | |
Thomas & Mack Center (2000-2003) |
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Host locations | |
Denver, Colorado (2004-06) |
Thomas & Mack Center (2000-2003)
Pepsi Center (2004-2006)
Denver, Colorado (2004-06)
The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, although they did not in the 1999–2000, the conference's first year in existence. The Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada has hosted the most tournaments (15), including the last 11 consecutive tournaments.
New Mexico and San Diego State have each won the tournament four times, the most of any team. The No. 2 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Colorado State as a No. 6 seed in 2003.
Updated through the 2017 Tournament:
^ No longer a Mountain West member.
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