WCC Tournament Bracket Unveiled

The West Coast Conference has unveiled its bracket for the upcoming conference tournament. The Gonzaga Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed on both the men’s and women’s sides.

This season, because of an unbalanced schedule due to COVID, the WCC paired with Ken Pomeroy to seed the teams. On the women’s side, it spelled out pretty normally. On the men’s side, as expected the Saint Mary’s Gaels are the big benefactors. Despite their 4-6 record, the Gaels are the No. 4 seed.

Here are the seedings for the men’s and the women’s:

Men’s

1. Gonzaga (15-0)
2. BYU (10-3)
3. Pepperdine (7-6)
4. Saint Mary’s (4-6)
5. LMU (7-5)
6. Pacific (6-7)
7. Santa Clara (4-5)
8. San Francisco (4-9)
9. San Diego (2-7)
10. Portland (0-11)

Women’s

1. Gonzaga (16-1)
2. BYU (13-3)
3. San Francisco (10-7)
4. San Diego (9-5)
5. Santa Clara (9-8)
6. Portland (9-8)
7. Pacific (9-9)
8. Saint Mary’s (4-14)
9. LMU (4-14)
10. Pepperdine (2-16)

The WCC Tournament will begin on Thursday, March 4. For Gonzaga, both squads will have a bye until the semifinals on Monday, March 8. Here is the schedule for the tournament.

First Round, Thursday, March 4

Women’s Game 1: No. 8 LMU vs No. 9 Pepperdine, 12:30 p.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, Root Sports Northwest, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Men’s Game 1: No. 8 San Francisco vs No. 9 San Diego, 6 p.m. (Stadium)
Men’s Game 2: No. 7 Santa Clara vs No. 10 Portland, 9 p.m. (Stadium)

Second Round, Friday, March 5
Women’s Game 2: No. 5 Portland vs Game 1 Winner, 11 a.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports Northwest, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Women’s Game 3: No. 6 Pacific vs No. 7 Saint Mary’s, 2 p.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports Northwest, , BYUtv, WCC Network)
Men’s Game 3: No. 5 LMU vs Game 1 Winner, 6 p.m. (Stadium)
Men’s Game 4: No. 6 Pacific vs Game 2 Winner, 9 p.m. (Stadium)

Third Round, Saturday, March 6
Women’s Game 4: No. 4 Santa Clara vs Game 2 Winner, 11 a.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports Northwest, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Women’s Game 5: No. 3 San Francisco vs Game 3 Winner, 2 p.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports Northwest, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Men’s Game 5: No. 4 Saint Mary’s vs Game 3 Winner, 6 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN app)
Men’s Game 6: No. 3 Pepperdine vs Game 4 Winner, 9 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN app)

Semifinals, Monday, March 8
Women’s Semifinal: No. 1 Gonzaga vs Game 4 Winner, 11 a.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports Northwest, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Women’s Semifinal: No. 2 BYU vs Game 5 Winner, 2 p.m. (NBCSports Bay Area, FOX Sports Prime Ticket, FOX Sports San Diego, Root Sports Northwest, BYUtv, WCC Network)
Men’s Semifinal: No. 1 Gonzaga vs Game 5 Winner, 6 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN app)
Men’s Semifinal: No. 2 Brigham Young vs Game 6 Winner, 9 p.m. (ESPN2, ESPN app)

Championship, Tuesday, March 9
Women’s Championship Game, 1:00 p.m. (ESPNU, ESPN app)
Men’s Championship Game, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN, ESPN app)