2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
| 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| 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
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
| 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
| 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
- ^ "#BWT Returns to Honda Center for 2018". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
