2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

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.

2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteHonda Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (3rd title)
Winning coachDedrique Taylor (1st title)
MVPKyle Allman (Cal State Fullerton)
TelevisionPrime Ticket
ESPNU
ESPN2
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2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "#BWT Returns to Honda Center for 2018". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2018.