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2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

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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

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.

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.