2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament

The 2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 21 through April 23, 2022 at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

2022 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams6
SiteSimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
ChampionsHawai'i (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Wade (2nd title)
MVPJakob Thelle (Hawai'i)
Attendance6,636
TelevisionSpectrum OC16
Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournaments
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2023 →
2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 8 2   .800 21 6   .778
No. 1 Hawai'i  ‍‍y 7 3   .700 27 5   .844
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 19 9   .679
No. 10 UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 5   .500 13 11   .542
No. 13 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3 7   .300 10 15   .400
CSUN  ‍‍‍ 1 9   .100 6 15   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 Big West Tournament champion

Seeds

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All six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Long Beach State 8–2
2 Hawai'i 7–3
3 UC Santa Barbara 6–4
4 UC San Diego 5–5
5 UC Irvine 3–7
6 CSUN 1–9

Schedule and results

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All matches will be televised on Spectrum OC16 in Hawaii and simulcast on ESPN+ stateside.

Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters Report
Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 21
4:30 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 4 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 UC Irvine 0–3
(23–25, 20–25, 28–30)
3,521 Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin Recap
7:00 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 CSUN 3–0
(25–19, 26–24, 26–24)
Recap
Semifinals – Friday, April 22
4:30 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Irvine 3–1
(22–25, 25–23, 25–19, 29–27)[2]
5,238 Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin Recap
7 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 3–0
(25–18, 26–24, 25–14)[3]
Recap
Championship – Saturday, April 23
7:30 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 Hawai'i 0–3
(25–27, 26–28, 23–25)
6,636 Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin Recap
Game times are Hawaiian Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, April 21
Semifinals
Friday, April 22
Championship
Saturday, April 23
1 Long Beach State 3
4 UC San Diego 0 5 UC Irvine 1
5 UC Irvine 3 1 Long Beach State 0
2 Hawai'i 3
2 Hawai'i 3
3 UC Santa Barbara 3 3 UC Santa Barbara 0
6 CSUN 0

References

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  1. ^ "Big West Men's Volleyball championship to be played at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in 2021 and 2022". KHON. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Long Beach State Beats UC Irvine, Advances To Big West Tournament Final". The 562. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hawaii volleyball team sweeps UC Santa Barbara, plays Long Beach State for Big West title". Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 22, 2022.