WAC tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, channels, scores for 2025 men’s basketball championships
The battle for the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title is set to tip off as the 2025 WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament gets underway. Spanning five days from March 11–15, the tournament will feature all nine conference teams fighting for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The action begins at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah, home to Utah Tech, where the opening round will take place. From there, the tournament moves to Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, near Las Vegas, for the remaining matchups.
Regular-season champions Utah Valley enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed after finishing with an impressive 15–1 conference record. Grand Canyon follows closely behind as the No. 2 seed with a 13–3 mark.
Grand Canyon enters as the two-time defending champion, having claimed the title in each of the past two seasons.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2025 Sun Belt tournament, including TV and streaming options for games.
How to watch 2025 WAC tournament live
The 2025 WAC men’s championship game will take place at 11:40 p.m. ET (8:40 p.m. PT) on Saturday, March 15 from Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, and will air nationally on ESPN2, while the rest of the action will be on ESPN+.
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Additionally, the championship game can also be streamed via Sling.
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See the full game-by-game schedule below.
WAC basketball tournament schedule 2025
- Dates: March 11-15
- Location: Burns Arena, St. George, Utah (first round games) & Orleans Arena in Las Vegas
The 2025 WAC Men’s Basketball Tournament is set to make its return to Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, running from Wednesday, March 12, to Saturday, March 15.
Tournament action will kick off a day earlier, as the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds battle it out in the opening round on Tuesday, March 11, at Burns Arena in St. George, Utah.
Tuesday, March 11: First Round
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Game 1: No. 9 Utah Tech 72, No. 8 Southern Utah 65 | — | — |
Wednesday, March 12: Quarterfinals
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Game 2: No. 1 Utah Valley 74, No. 9 Utah Tech 57 | — | — |
| Game 3: No. 2 Grand Canyon 98, No. 7 UT Arlington 75 | — | — |
Thursday, March 13: Quarterfinals
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Game 4: No. 5 Seattle 69, No. 4 Abilene Christian 63 | — | — |
| Game 5: No. 3 Cal Baptist 55, No. 6 Tarleton 51 | — | — |
Friday, March 14: Semifinals
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
|---|---|---|
| Game 6: No. 1 Utah Valley 68, No. 5 Seattle 55 | — | — |
| Game 7: No. 2 Grand Canyon 75, No. 3 Cal Baptist 66 | — | — |
Saturday, March 15: Championship
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live Stream |
|---|---|---|
| No. 2 Grand Canyon 89, No. 1 Utah Valley 82 | 11:40 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
WAC men’s tournament bracket 2025
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2025 WAC Tournament are below:
| Seed | Team | Record (WAC) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah Valley | 23–7 (15–1) |
| 2 | Grand Canyon | 23–7 (13–3) |
| 3 | California Baptist | 16–14 (9–7) |
| 4 | Abilene Christian | 16–15 (8–8) |
| 5 | Seattle | 13–17 (8–8) |
| 6 | Tarleton | 12–19 (7–9) |
| 7 | UT Arlington | 13–17 (6–10) |
| 8 | Southern Utah | 12–18 (4–12) |
| 9 | Utah Tech | 6–25 (2–14) |