2012 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.