2025 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego † | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 16 | – | 19 | .457 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held March 12–15, 2025, at the Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada.[1] The winner, UC San Diego, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament. The Tritons were in their first year of Division I eligibility.
Seeds
The top eight teams in the conference standings qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top two seeds received double byes to the semifinals, the third and fourth seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals, and the remaining four seeds played each other in the first round.[2]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC San Diego | 18–2 | |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 17–3 | |
| 3 | UC Riverside | 14–6 | 2–0 vs. Cal State Northridge |
| 4 | Cal State Northridge | 14–6 | 0–2 vs. UC Riverside |
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–9 | |
| 6 | UC Davis | 9–11 | |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 8–12 | 2–0 vs. Cal State Bakersfield |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 8–12 | 0–2 vs. Cal Poly |
| DNQ | Hawai'i | 7–13 | |
| DNQ | Long Beach State | 3–17 | |
| DNQ | Cal State Fullerton | 1-19 |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time[3] | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 | ||||
| 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 5 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 8 Cal State Bakersfield | 71–66 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 UC Davis vs. No. 7 Cal Poly | 76–86 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 | ||||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Cal State Northridge vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara | 72–78 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 UC Riverside vs. No. 7 Cal Poly | 83–96 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 | ||||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara | 69–51 | ESPN+ (Live) / ESPNU (Delay) |
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 7 Cal Poly | 96–78 | ESPN2 |
| Final – Saturday, March 15 | ||||
| 7 | 6:40 pm | No. 1 UC San Diego vs. No. 2 UC Irvine | 75–61 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 14 | Championship Saturday, March 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | UC San Diego | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Northridge | 72 | 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 51 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 71 | 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 78 | 1 | UC San Diego | 75 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 66 | 2 | UC Irvine | 61 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | UC Irvine | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Riverside | 83 | 7 | Cal Poly | 78 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | UC Davis | 76 | 7 | Cal Poly | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal Poly | 86 | ||||||||||||||||
See Also
2025 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
References
- ^ "2025 Hercules Tires Men's Basketball Championship, presented by Credit Union 1 - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ^ "Big West Board of Directors Approves New Initiatives at Annual Spring Meeting". Big West Conference. June 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "2025 Big West Basketball Championships". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 29, 2024.