The Big West Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big West Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Prior to 1985, it was known as the PCAA (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) Tournament for the conference's former name.
Performance By School[]
| Season | Regular Season Champion | Championship Game (winner bolded) |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Long Beach State (10-0) | N/A |
| 1971 | Long Beach State (10-0) | N/A |
| 1972 | Long Beach State (10-2) | N/A |
| 1973 | Long Beach State (10-2) | N/A |
| 1974 | Long Beach State (12-0) | N/A |
| 1975 | Long Beach State (8-2) | N/A |
| 1976 | Cal State Fullerton (6-4) | San Diego State vs. Pacific |
| 1977 | Long Beach State (9-3) | Long Beach State vs. San Jose State |
| 1978 | Fresno State (11-3) | Cal State Fullerton vs. Long Beach State |
| 1979 | Pacific (11-3) | Pacific vs. Utah State |
| 1980 | Utah State (11-3) | San Jose State vs. Long Beach State |
| 1981 | Fresno State (12-2) | Fresno State vs. San Jose State |
| 1982 | Fresno State(12-2) | Fresno State vs. Cal State Fullerton |
| 1983 | UNLV (15-1) | UNLV vs. Fresno State |
| 1984 | UNLV (16-2) | Fresno State vs. UNLV |
| 1985 | UNLV (17-1) | UNLV vs. Cal State Fullerton |
| 1986 | UNLV (16-2) | UNLV vs. New Mexico State |
| 1987 | UNLV (18-0) | UNLV vs. San Jose State |
| 1988 | UNLV (15-3) | Utah State vs. UC Irvine |
| 1989 | UNLV (16-2) | UNLV vs. New Mexico State |
| 1990 | UNLV (16-2) | UNLV vs. Long Beach State |
| 1991 | UNLV (18-0) | UNLV vs. Fresno State |
| 1992 | UNLV (18-0) | New Mexico State vs. Pacific |
| 1993 | UNLV (16-2) | Long Beach State vs. New Mexico State |
| 1994 | New Mexico State (12-6) | New Mexico State vs. UC Irvine |
| 1995 | Utah State (14-4) | Long Beach State vs. Nevada |
| 1996 | Long Beach State (12-6) | San Jose State vs. Utah State |
| 1997 | Pacific (13-3) | Pacific vs. Nevada |
| 1998 | Pacific (14-2) | Utah State vs. Pacific |
| 1999 | Boise State (East, 13-3)/UCSB (West, 12-4) | New Mexico State vs. Boise State |
| 2000 | Utah State (16-0) | Utah State vs. New Mexico State |
| 2001 | UC Irvine (15-1) | Utah State vs. Pacific |
| 2002 | Utah State (13-5) | UCSB vs. Utah State |
| 2003 | UCSB (14-4) | Utah State vs. Cal Poly |
| 2004 | Utah State/Pacific (17-1) | Pacific vs. Cal State Northridge |
| 2005 | Pacific (18-0) | Utah State vs. Pacific |
| 2006 | Pacific (12-2) | Pacific vs. Long Beach State |
| 2007 | Long Beach State (12-2)[1] | Long Beach St. vs. Cal Poly |
| 2008 | UCSB (12-4) | Cal State Fullerton vs. UC Irvine |
| 2009 | Cal State Northridge (11-5) | Cal State Northridge vs. Pacific |
| 2010 | UCSB (12-4) | UCSB vs. Long Beach State |
| Member | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| ¹UNLV | 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 | |
| ¹Utah State | 1988, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 | |
| Long Beach State | 1977, 1993, 1995, 2007 | |
| Pacific | 1979, 1997, 2004, 2006 | |
| ¹Fresno State | 1981, 1982, 1984 | |
| ¹New Mexico State | 1992, 1994, 1999 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 1978, 2008 | |
| ¹San Jose State | 1980, 1996 | |
| UC Santa Barbara | 2002, 2010 | |
| ¹San Diego State | 1976 | |
| Cal State Northridge | 2009 |
¹no longer a conference member
Venues[]
- Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA (1976)
- Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA (1977-82)
- The Forum, Inglewood, CA (1983-88)
- Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (1989-1993)
- Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV (1994-95)
- Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV (1996-2000)
- Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA (2001-10)
- Honda Center, Anaheim, CA (beginning in 2011)
References[]
- ↑ Long Beach State won the conference tournament defeating UC Irvine in the semifinals and Cal Poly in the finals, Long Beach State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament that year and because a scandal was discovered after the season their 2005-2006 season was taken out the records. Contrary to previous reports, their 2006-2007 is still in the record books because the players were eligible during the 2006-2007 season.
Men's Conference Basketball Tournaments
NCAA Division I men's basketball conference tournaments
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