LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Credit Union 1 WCC Championship bracket is set and Portland men's basketball is the No. 8 seed with an opening round bye. The Pilots will face No. 9 Pepperdine on Friday at 6 p.m. in the second round with the winner advancing to meet No. 5 Oregon State on Saturday.
The Pilots (12-19, 7-11 WCC) finished the regular season strong by winning five of the final eight regular season games.
The Waves (10-21, 4-14) were tied with Pacific in the league standings but received the No. 9 seed by way of sweeping the Tigers.
Portland beat Pepperdine in both regular season meetings. The Pilots won 84-64 at Pepperdine and then defeated the Waves by an 87-67 margin in Portland last Thursday.
The first three rounds of the men's tournament and the first five rounds of the women's tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+. ESPN2 and ESPN will televise the quarterfinals and semifinals of the men's tournament, and the championship games of both the men's and women's tournaments. Visit the
tournament home page for complete details.
FINAL 2024-25 WEST COAST CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
RANK |
TEAM |
Conf. WP |
Conf. W-L |
1 |
Saint Mary's |
.944 |
17-1 |
2 |
Gonzaga |
.778 |
14-4 |
3 |
San Francisco |
.722 |
13-5 |
4 |
Santa Clara |
.667 |
12-6 |
5 |
Oregon State |
.556 |
10-8 |
6 |
Washington State |
.444 |
8-10 |
7 |
LMU |
.444 |
8-10 |
8 |
Portland |
.389 |
7-11 |
9 |
Pepperdine |
.222 |
4-14 |
10 |
Pacific |
.222 |
4-14 |
11 |
San Diego |
.111 |
2-16 |
2024-25 CREDIT UNION 1 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Thursday, March 6 – First Round
2:30 p.m. – Game 1: No. 10 seed Pacific vs. No. 11 seed San Diego (ESPN+)
Friday, March 7 – Second Round
6:00 p.m. – Game 2: No. 8 seed Portland vs. No. 9 seed Pepperdine (ESPN+)
8:30 p.m. Game 3: No. 7 seed LMU vs. Game 1 Winner (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 8 – Third Round
6:00 p.m. – Game 4: No. 5 seed Oregon State vs. Game 2 Winner (ESPN+)
8:30 p.m. – Game 5: No. 6 seed Washington State vs. Game 3 Winner (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 9 – Quarterfinals
5:30 p.m. – Game 6: No. 4 seed Santa Clara vs. Game 4 Winner (ESPN2)
8:00 p.m. – Game 7: No. 3 seed San Francisco vs. Game 5 Winner (ESPN2)
Monday, March 10 – Semifinals
6:00 p.m. – Game 8: No. 1 seed Saint Mary's vs. Game 6 Winner (ESPN)
8:30 p.m. – Game 9: No. 2 seed Gonzaga vs. Game 7 Winner (ESPN2)
Tuesday, March 11 – Championship Game
6:00 p.m. – Game 10: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner (ESPN)
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