The Mountain West announced the 2027 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Basketball Championships presented by Palms Casino Resort brackets. Photo courtesy of UC Davis Athletics

LAS VEGAS, CA (MPG) - The Mountain West announced the 2027 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Basketball Championships presented by Palms Casino Resort brackets on Thursday, featuring all 10 men's and women's teams competing at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from Sunday, March 7, to Saturday, March 13.

"We look forward to two premier championships at the Thomas & Mack Center in 2027," said MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. "In evaluating our men's and women's championship formats, we considered the NCAA tournament's expanded field in addition to maximizing postseason opportunities for Mountain West teams and providing our student-athletes with meaningful postseason competition. This format enhances the championship experience by creating additional opportunities to compete, extend seasons, and be part of the excitement and visibility that comes with postseason basketball in Las Vegas. As we do every year, we will continue to study the behavior of both the men's and women's NCAA basketball selection committees to ensure that our championship format gives the Mountain West the best opportunity to secure multiple NCAA bids at the highest seeds possible."  

As MW basketball enters a new era with three new members, the 2027 basketball championship formats maximize national television exposure for the Mountain West, while also providing a format that prioritizes travel planning for its loyal fans who attend annually.

The women's tournament begins on Sunday, March 7, and concludes on Wednesday, March 10, with the championship game. The men's tournament will begin on Wednesday, March 10, and conclude with the champion crowned on Saturday, March 13.

Seeding for the postseason championship is determined by the regular season with the top six seeds receiving a bye into the quarterfinals on the second day of competition.

The updated bracket will begin the Conference tournament with the No. 7 seed playing the No. 10 seed and the No. 8 seed matching up with the No. 9 seed in the first-round games. The quarterfinals feature the No. 1 seed against the winner of game one, the No. 4 seed versus the No. 5 seed, the No. 3 seed playing the No. 6 seed and the No. 2 seed facing off with the winner of game two.

The semifinals will feature the winners from the day before with the winners of each semifinal squaring off for the championship title and the league's automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.
The Mountain West basketball championships will air on a combination of CBS, CBS Sports Network and  MW+. Tip times and network designations will be released at a later date.  

Mountain West basketball is Built Bold. Six MW women's basketball programs have appeared in the postseason over the last two seasons, while MW men's basketball has sent four or more teams to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship each of the last five years, including a league record six in 2024.