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 | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Champions | Hawai'i (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Charlie Wade (2nd title) |
| MVP | Jakob Thelle (Hawai'i) |
| Attendance | 6,636 |
| Television | Spectrum OC16 |
Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournaments | |
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| 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
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Seeds edit
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 edit
All matches will be televised on Spectrum OC16 in Hawaii and simulcast on ESPN+ stateside.
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | Report |
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| 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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Long Beach State Beats UC Irvine, Advances To Big West Tournament Final". The 562. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "Hawaii volleyball team sweeps UC Santa Barbara, plays Long Beach State for Big West title". Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 22, 2022.