2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
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| 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| Champions | Cal State Fullerton (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Dedrique Taylor (1st title) |
| MVP | Kyle Allman (Cal State Fullerton) |
| Television | Prime Ticket ESPNU ESPN2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 8–10, 2018 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. No. 4 seed Cal State Fullerton defeated No. 3 seed UC Irvine in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds[edit]
The top eight conference teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Teams were re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | 12–4 | |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–5 | 1–1 vs UC Davis |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 11–5 | 0–2 vs UC Davis |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 10–6 | |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 9–7 | |
| 6 | Hawaii | 8–8 | |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 4–12 | 1–1 vs UC Santa Barbara |
| 8 | UC Riverside | 4–12 | 0–2 vs UC Santa Barbara |
Schedule and results[edit]
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UC Davis vs No. 8 UC Riverside | 70–66 | Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Cal State Fullerton vs No. 5 Long Beach State | 76–74 | |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 UC Irvine vs No. 6 Hawaii | 68–67 | |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs No. 7 Cal Poly | 75–53 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 | ||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 UC Davis vs No. 4 Cal State Fullerton | 52–55 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 UC Irvine vs No. 2 UC Santa Barbara | 61–58 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 10 | ||||
| 7 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 UC Irvine vs No. 4 Cal State Fullerton | 55–71 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, California | ||||
Bracket[edit]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 FS West and FS Prime Ticket | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ESPNU (re-seeded) | Championship Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Davis | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | UC Riverside | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Davis | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Long Beach State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 71 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal Poly | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hawaii | 67 | ||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "#BWT Returns to Honda Center for 2018". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2018.