2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteHonda Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsLong Beach State (5th title)
Winning coachDan Monson (1st title)
MVPCasper Ware (Long Beach State)
Attendance7,564
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN2
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2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State † 15 – 1   .938 25 – 9   .735
Cal State Fullerton 12 – 4   .750 21 – 10   .677
UC Santa Barbara 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
Cal Poly 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452
Pacific 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367
UC Irvine 6 – 10   .375 12 – 20   .375
UC Davis 3 – 13   .188 5 – 26   .161
Cal State Northridge* 3 – 13   .188 7 – 21   .250
† 2012 Big West tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

The 2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 8–10, 2012 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[1] The Tournament was previously held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Long Beach State won the tournament, which allowed them to receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Cal State Northridge was banned from competing in postseason play for failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.[2]

Format

Eight teams qualified for the 2012 Big West tournament. In the semifinals the highest seed will play the lowest seed, while the remaining two teams match up.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8, 2012 		Semifinals
March 9, 2012 		Championship Game
March 10, 2012
         
1 Long Beach State 80
8 UC Davis 46
1 Long Beach State 68
7 UC Irvine 57
2 Cal State Fullerton 59
7 UC Irvine 65
1 Long Beach State 77
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 UC Santa Barbara 64
3 UC Santa Barbara 72
6 Pacific 52
3 UC Santa Barbara 64
4 Cal Poly 52
4 Cal Poly 66
5 UC Riverside 54

References

  1. ^ "2012 Big West men's basketball tournament". Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Manzano, Gilberto. "NCAA bans Matadors from 2012 postseason". Daily Sundial. Retrieved November 15, 2011.