2018 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2018 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament took place March 6–10, 2018, at two venues in the Los Angeles area. The first two rounds were scheduled for Titan Gym in Fullerton, California, while the semifinals and championship were held at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Cal State Northridge, the winner of the Big West tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1]

2018 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
First round siteTitan Gym
Fullerton, CA
Quarterfinals siteTitan Gym
Fullerton, CA
Semifinals siteHonda Center
Anaheim, CA
Finals siteHonda Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsCal State Northridge (3rd title)
Winning coachJason Flowers (3rd title)
MVPTessa Boagni (Cal State Fullerton)
Attendance3,069
TelevisionESPN3
Prime Ticket
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2017–18 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 14 2   .875 28 7   .800
Cal Poly 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
UC Irvine 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
UC Santa Barbara 9 7   .563 12 17   .414
Cal State Northridge 8 8   .500 19 16   .543
UC Riverside 6 10   .375 11 22   .333
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
Hawaii 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 8 21   .276
2018 Big West tournament winner
As of 25 March 2018
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 UC Davis 14–1 24–4
2 Cal Poly 10–5 16–11
3 UC Irvine 9–6 15–12
4 UCSB 9–7 12–16
5 Cal Northridge 8–7 15–14
6 UC Riverside 5–10 8–21
7 Long Beach State 5–10 7–22
8 Hawaii 5–10 12–16

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 6
1 1 6:00 PM #5 Cal State Northridge vs. #8 Hawaii ESPN3 427
2 8:30 PM #6 UC Riverside vs. #7 Long Beach State
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
2 3 6:00 PM #3 UC Irvine vs. #6 UC Riverside ESPN3 502
4 8:30 PM #4 UC Santa Barbara vs. #5 Cal State Northridge
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
3 5 12:00 PM #1 UC Davis vs. #6 UC Riverside ESPN3 867
6 2:30 PM #2 Cal Poly vs. #5 Cal State Northridge
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
4 7 4:00 PM #1 UC Davis vs. #5 Cal State Northridge Prime Ticket 1,273
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round (Re-Seeded)
Tuesday, March 6
ESPN3
Quarterfinals (Re-Seeded)
Wednesday, March 7
ESPN3
Semifinals (Re-Seeded)
Friday, March 9
ESPN3
Championship game
Saturday, March 10
Prime Ticket
2 Cal Poly 50
5 Cal State Northridge 73
4 UC Santa Barbara 63
5 Cal State Northridge 62 5 Cal State Northridge 72
8 Hawaii 57 1 UC Davis 55
5 Cal State Northridge 63
1 UC Davis 49
6 UC Riverside 46
3 UC Irvine 74
6 UC Riverside 79 6 UC Riverside 86
7 Long Beach State 66

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Champions Big West Conference Archived March 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bracket Set For Women's Hoops Tournament Presented By MemorialCare". bigwest.org. Big West Conference. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
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