2017 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament

2017 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams12
SiteKeyArena
Seattle, WA
ChampionsStanford (12th title)
Winning coachTara VanDerVeer (12th title)
MVPAlanna Smith (Stanford)
Attendance37,317
TelevisionPac-12 Network, ESPN2
← 2016
2018 →
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oregon State 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 6 Stanford † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 6   .842
No. 12 Washington 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
No. 15 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 23 – 14   .622
California 6 – 12   .333 20 – 14   .588
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 20   .444
Colorado 5 – 13   .278 17 – 16   .515
Utah 5 – 13   .278 16 – 15   .516
USC 5 – 13   .278 14 – 16   .467
Arizona 5 – 13   .278 14 – 16   .467
† 2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll


The 2017 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament presented by New York Life was the postseason women's basketball tournament at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington from March 2–5, 2017. Stanford defeated Oregon State 48–43 to win the automatic bid into the Women's NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:

  • Record between the tied teams
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher RPI
Seed School Conf (Overall) Tiebreaker
#1 Oregon State 16–2
#2 Stanford 15–3 1–0 vs. WASH
#3 Washington 15–3 0–1 vs. STAN
#4 UCLA 13–5
#5 Arizona State 9–9
#6 Oregon 8–10
#7 Washington State 6–12 1–0 vs. CAL
#8 California 6–12 0–1 vs. WSU
#9 USC 5–13 2–2 vs. ARIZ/COLO/UTAH, 1–1 vs. OSU
#10 Colorado 5–13 2–2 vs. ARIZ/USC/UTAH, 0–2 vs. OSU, 2–1 vs. ARIZ/UTAH
#11 Arizona 5–13 2–2 vs. COLO/USC/UTAH, 0–1 vs. OSU, 1–1 vs. COLO/UTAH
#12 Utah 5–13 2–2 vs. ARIZ/COLO/USC, 0–2 vs. OSU, 1–2 vs. ARIZ/COLO

Schedule

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Thursday-Sunday, March 2–5, 2017

The top four seeds received a first-round bye.

Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Thursday, March 2
1 1 11:30 AM #8 California vs. #9 USC P12N 3,601
2 2:00 PM #5 Arizona State vs. #12 Utah
2 3 6:00 PM #7 Washington State vs. #10 Colorado 4,158
4 8:30 PM #6 Oregon vs. #11 Arizona
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3
3 5 11:30 AM #1 Oregon State vs. #8 California P12N 4,659
6 2:00 PM #4 UCLA vs. #5 Arizona State
4 7 6:00 PM #2 Stanford vs. #7 Washington State 9,686
8 8:30 PM #3 Washington vs. #6 Oregon
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4
5 9 6:00 PM #1 Oregon State vs. #4 UCLA P12N 8,384
10 8:30 PM #2 Stanford vs. #6 Oregon
Championship Game – Sunday, March 5
6 11 6:00 PM #1 Oregon State vs. #2 Stanford ESPN2 6,829
*Game Times in PT.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 2
P12N 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
P12N 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
P12N 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 5
ESPN2
            
1 #7 Oregon State 65
8 California 49
8 California 71
9 USC 58
1 #7 Oregon State 63
4 #15 UCLA 53
4 #15 UCLA 77
5 Arizona State 68
5 Arizona State 72
12 Utah 54
1 #7 Oregon State 43
2 #10 Stanford 48
2 #10 Stanford 66
7 Washington State 36
7 Washington State 79
10 Colorado 78
2 #10 Stanford 71
6 Oregon 56
3 #11 Washington 69
6 Oregon 70
6 Oregon 70
11 Arizona 63

All-Tournament Team

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Source:[1]

Name Pos. Year Team
Kristine Anigwe F So. California
Jordin Canada G Jr. UCLA
Sabrina Ionescu G Fr. Oregon
Erica McCall F Sr. Stanford
Alanna Smith F So. Stanford
Sydney Wiese G Sr. Oregon State

Most Outstanding Player

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Name Pos. Year Team
Erica McCall F Sr. Stanford

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pac-12 Women's Record Book" (PDF).
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