2022 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 8–12, 2022, at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The winner, the Cal State Fullerton Titans, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1]

2022 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams10
SiteDollar Loan Center
Henderson, Nevada
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (4th title)
Winning coachDedrique Taylor
TelevisionESPN+
ESPNU
ESPN2
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2023 →
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 3   .800 20 13   .606
Cal State Fullerton 11 4   .733 21 11   .656
Hawai'i 10 5   .667 17 11   .607
UC Irvine 9 5   .643 15 10   .600
UC Santa Barbara 8 5   .615 17 11   .607
UC Riverside 9 6   .600 16 12   .571
UC Davis 5 6   .455 13 11   .542
UC San Diego* 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 7 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 12   .143 8 19   .296
Cal Poly 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
2022 Big West tournament winner

Seeds

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Of the 11 conference teams, 10 were eligible for the tournament. UC San Diego was ineligible for the tournament, as it was in the second year of the four-year transition required for teams transferring to Division I from Division II. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Unlike previous years, reseeding teams after the quarterfinals did not take place for the 2022 tournament.

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 Long Beach State 12–3
2 Cal State Fullerton 11–4
3 Hawai'i 10–5
4 UC Irvine 9–5
5 UC Santa Barbara 8–5
6 UC Riverside 9–6
7 UC Davis 5–6
8 Cal State Northridge 3–13
9 Cal State Bakersfield 2–12 2–0 vs Cal Poly
10 Cal Poly 2–12 0–2 vs Cal State Bakersfield

Schedule and results

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Game Time [2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 8
1 6:00 pm No. 8 CSUN vs. No. 9 CSU Bakersfield 58–45 ESPN+
2 8:30 pm No. 7 UC Davis vs. No. 10 Cal Poly 63–53
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3 12:00 pm No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 9 CSU Bakersfield 72–61 ESPN+
4 2:30 pm No. 4 UC Irvine vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 69–78
5 6:00 pm No. 2 CSU Fullerton vs. No. 7 UC Davis 73–55
6 8:30 pm No. 3 Hawaii vs. No. 6 UC Riverside 68–67
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
7 6:00 pm No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 67–64 ESPN+
8 8:30 pm No. 2 CSU Fullerton vs. No. 3 Hawaii 58–46 ESPNU
Final – Saturday, March 12
9 8:30 pm No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 CSU Fullerton 71-72 ESPN2
*Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
March 8
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
March 10
ESPN+
Semifinals
March 11
ESPN+/ESPNU
Championship
March 12
ESPN2
1 Long Beach State 72
8 Cal State Northridge 45 9 Cal State Bakersfield 61
9 Cal State Bakersfield 58 1 Long Beach State 67
5 UC Santa Barbara 64
4 UC Irvine 69
5 UC Santa Barbara 78
1 Long Beach State 71
2 Cal State Fullerton 72
2 Cal State Fullerton 73
7 UC Davis 63 7 UC Davis 55
10 Cal Poly 53 2 Cal State Fullerton 58
3 Hawaii 46
3 Hawaii 68
6 UC Riverside 67

References

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  1. ^ "Big West Conference Championships" bigwest.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ^ "Basketball Championships- Big West Conference" bigwest.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.