2008 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2008 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 12–15, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California.[2] The quarterfinals were televised by KVMD, the semifinals were televised by ESPNU, and the Big West Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2.

2008 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2007–08
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center Arena
Anaheim, California
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Burton (1st title)
TelevisionKVMD, ESPNU, ESPN2
2007–08 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Santa Barbara12–4 .75023–9  .719
Cal State Northridge12–4 .75020–10  .667
Cal State Fullerton†12–4 .75024–9  .727
Pacific11–5 .68821–10  .677
UC Irvine9–7 .56318–16  .529
Cal Poly7–9 .43812–18  .400
UC Riverside4–12 .2509–21  .300
Long Beach State3–13 .1886–25  .194
UC Davis2–14 .1259–22  .290
† 2008 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2008[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

There was a three-way tie for first place during the regular season. UCSB received the #1 seed due to a 3–1 record against Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton. Cal State Northridge received the #2 seed due to a 2–2 record against UCSB and Cal State Fullerton.[3]

Format

The top two seed receive byes into the semifinals. Seeds 3 and 4 receive byes into the quarterfinals. If necessary, the bracket will be adjusted after each round so that the top and bottom seeds in each round play in the same game. The ninth place team, UC Davis, did not receive a tournament invitation.

Bracket
First round
Wednesday, March 12 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 13 		Semifinals
Friday, March 14 		Final
Saturday, March 15
            
1 UC Santa Barbara
– (Bye)
1 UC Santa Barbara 50
5 UC Irvine 55
4 Pacific 56
5 UC Irvine 57
5 UC Irvine 77
8 Long Beach State 63
5 UC Irvine 66
3 Cal State Fullerton 81
2 Cal State Northridge
– (Bye)
2 Cal State Northridge 68
3 Cal State Fullerton 83
3 Cal State Fullerton 81
7 UC Riverside 69
6 Cal Poly 54
7 UC Riverside 62

References
  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ESPN – Conference tournament schedules, results
  3. UC Santa Barbara Earns No. 1 Seed at Next Week's Men's Basketball Tournament
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