2011 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–12, 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The Tournament was previously held at the Anaheim Convention Center. The winner of the tournament, UC Santa Barbara, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Florida.

2011 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams8
SiteHonda Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsUC Santa Barbara (3rd title)
Winning coachBob Williams (3rd title)
MVPOrlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara)
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN2
← 2010
2012 →
2010–11 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 14 2   .875 22 12   .647
Cal Poly 10 6   .625 15 15   .500
Cal State Northridge 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
UC Santa Barbara 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Pacific 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Cal State Fullerton 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
UC Irvine 6 10   .375 13 19   .406
UC Riverside 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
UC Davis 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
2011 Big West tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the 2011 Big West tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Finals
March 12
         
1 Long Beach State 79
8 UC Irvine 72
1 Long Beach State 74
7 UC Riverside 63
4 Pacific 67
5 UC Santa Barbara 79
1 Long Beach State 56
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 UC Santa Barbara 64
3 Cal State Northridge 75
6 Cal State Fullerton 54
3 Cal State Northridge 63
5 UC Santa Barbara 83
2 Cal Poly 66
7 UC Riverside 70*
  • Asterisk (*) indicates overtime game

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