2020 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was to be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was scheduled be held from March 12 through March 14, 2020 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It was cancelled on March 12 in the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.[1]
| 2020 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| Champions | Not awarded |
| Television | ESPN3 ESPNU ESPN2 |
| 2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaiʻi | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll NOTE: The 2020 Big West Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
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 to be reseeded after the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record |
Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 13–3 | |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 10–6 | 2–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara |
| 3 | UC Santa Barbara | 10–6 | 0–2 vs. Cal State Northridge |
| 4 | Hawaii | 8–8 | 2–0 vs. UC Davis |
| 5 | UC Davis | 8–8 | 0–2 vs. Hawaii |
| 6 | UC Riverside | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 6–10 | |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 6–10 | |
Schedule and results
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Cal State Northridge vs. No. 7 Cal State Fullerton | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 UC Riverside | ||
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 UC Irvine vs. No. 8 Long Beach State | ||
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 4 Hawaii vs. No. 5 UC Davis | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | ||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner | ESPNU | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | ||||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | cancelled | ESPN2 |
| Game times PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, California[2] | ||||
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ESPN3 |
Semifinals Friday, March 13 ESPN3/ESPNU (re-seeded) |
Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPN2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | UC Irvine | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Long Beach State | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hawaii | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UC Davis | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Santa Barbara | ||||||||||||
| 6 | UC Riverside | ||||||||||||
Attendance
On March 10, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Big West Conference announced that both the Men's and Women's Tournaments would be played without paid spectators.[3]
References
- Carlson, Kaiona (March 12, 2020). "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- "2019–20 Championship Schedule". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- "Big West Basketball Tournament To Be Played Without Spectators". Big West Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2020.