2008 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 12–15, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California.[2] The quarterfinals were televised by KVMD The semifinals were televised by ESPNU. The West Coast Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2.

2008 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2007–08
Teams	8
Site	Anaheim Convention Center Arena Anaheim, California
Champions	Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)
Winning coach	Bob Burton (1st title)
Television	KVMD, ESPNU, ESPN2
Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments

2007–08 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
Cal State Northridge	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Cal State Fullerton†	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
Pacific	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
UC Irvine	9	–	7		.563			18	–	16		.529
Cal Poly	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
UC Riverside	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Long Beach State	3	–	13		.188			6	–	25		.194
UC Davis	2	–	14		.125			9	–	22		.290
† 2008 Big West Tournament winner As of April 10, 2008[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

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.[3]

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.

Bracket

	First Round Wednesday, March 12					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 13					Semifinals Friday, March 14					Final Saturday, March 15
						1	UC Santa Barbara
						–	(Bye)
											1	UC Santa Barbara	50
										5	UC Irvine	55
						4	Pacific	56
						5	UC Irvine	57
	5	UC Irvine	77
	8	Long Beach State	63
																5	UC Irvine	66
																3	Cal State Fullerton	81
						2	Cal State Northridge
						–	(Bye)
											2	Cal State Northridge	68
										3	Cal State Fullerton	83
						3	Cal State Fullerton	81
						7	UC Riverside	69
	6	Cal Poly	54
	7	UC Riverside	62

References

1. Big West MBB Record Book
2. ESPN – Conference tournament schedules, results
3. UC Santa Barbara Earns No. 1 Seed at Next Week's Men's Basketball Tournament

External links

• 2008 Tournament Bracket