2008 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = Big West Conference
Gender = Men's


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Teams = 8
Arena = Anaheim Convention Center Arena
City = Anaheim, California
Champions = Cal State Fullerton
TitleCount = 2nd
Coach = Bob Burton
CoachCount = 1st
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The 2008 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament will take place from March 12-15, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/champweek2008/news/story?page=ncb_champweek2008#bigwest ESPN - Conference tournament schedules, results] . The quarterfinals will be televised by KVMD The semifinals will be televised by ESPNU. The West Coast Conference Championship Game will be televised by ESPN2.

eeds

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. [ [http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=11254 UC Santa Barbara Earns No. 1 Seed at Next Week's Men's Basketball Tournament] ]

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.

2008 Big West Conference Tournament

4RoundBracket-Byes
RD1=First Round Wednesday, March 12
RD2=Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13
RD3=Semifinals Friday, March 14
RD4=Final Saturday, March 15
RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=UC Irvine
RD1-score07=77
RD1-seed08=8
RD1-team08=Long Beach State
RD1-score08=63
RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team15=Cal Poly
RD1-score15=54
RD1-seed16=7
RD1-team16=UC Riverside
RD1-score16=62
RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=UC Santa Barbara
RD2-score01=
RD2-seed02= -
RD2-team02=(Bye)
RD2-score02=
RD2-seed03=4
RD2-team03=Pacific
RD2-score03=56
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=UC Irvine
RD2-score04=57
RD2-seed05=2
RD2-team05=Cal State Northridge
RD2-score05=
RD2-seed06= -
RD2-team06= (Bye)
RD2-score06=
RD2-seed07=3
RD2-team07=Cal State Fullerton
RD2-score07=81
RD2-seed08=7
RD2-team08=UC Riverside
RD2-score08=69
RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=UC Santa Barbara
RD3-score01=50
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=UC Irvine
RD3-score02=55
RD3-seed03=2
RD3-team03=Cal State Northridge
RD3-score03=68
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Cal State Fullerton
RD3-score04=83
RD4-seed01=5
RD4-team01=UC Irvine
RD4-score01=66
RD4-seed02=3
RD4-team02=Cal State Fullerton
RD4-score02=81

See also

*Big West Conference
*Big West Conference men's basketball tournament locations

References

External links

* [http://www.bigwest.org/assets/sports/mbball/08_BWT_MBBracket.pdf 2008 Tournament Bracket]