1992 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1992 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 13–15 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.[1]

1992 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199192
Teams8
SiteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
ChampionsNew Mexico State (1st title)
Winning coachNeil McCarthy (1st title)
MVPSam Crawford (New Mexico State)
1991–92 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 UNLV180 1.000  262  .929
UC Santa Barbara135 .722  209  .690
New Mexico State126 .667  258  .758
Long Beach State117 .611  1812  .600
Utah State108 .556  1612  .571
Pacific810 .444  1416  .467
Cal State Fullerton810 .444  1216  .429
Fresno State612 .333  1516  .484
UC Irvine315 .167  722  .241
San Jose State117 .056  224  .077
1992 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

New Mexico State defeated Pacific in the final, 74–73, capturing their first Big West title. Three-time defending champions UNLV did not participate in this year's tournament due to NCAA sanctions.

The Aggies subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Tournament.

Format

There were no changed to the tournament format for this season, with the Big West maintaining an eight-team tournament. In turn, only the top eight teams, based on regular season conference records, qualified for the tournament field.

UNLV, who finished first in the regular season standings, were barred from participating due to NCAA sanctions.

All eight teams were entered in the initial round, paired and seeded based on record.

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 13
Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
Championship
Sunday, March 15
                           
  1 UC Santa Barbara 67  
8 UC Irvine 88  
  8 UC Irvine 69  
    5 Pacific 81  
5 Pacific 86
  4 Utah State 69  
    5 Pacific 73
  2 New Mexico State 74
  3 Long Beach State 77  
6 Cal State Fullerton 71  
3 Long Beach State 72
    2 New Mexico State 80  
7 Fresno State 85
  2 New Mexico State 86  

References

  1. "1991-92 Big West Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
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