2012 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Cal State Northridge was banned from competing in postseason play for failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements.[2]

2012 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams8
SiteHonda Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsLong Beach State (5th title)
Winning coachDan Monson (1st title)
MVPCasper Ware (Long Beach State)
Attendance7,564
TelevisionESPNU/ESPN2
2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Beach State151 .938  259  .735
Cal State Fullerton124 .750  2110  .677
UC Santa Barbara124 .750  2011  .645
Cal Poly88 .500  1815  .545
UC Riverside79 .438  1417  .452
Pacific610 .375  1119  .367
UC Irvine610 .375  1220  .375
UC Davis313 .188  526  .161
*Cal State Northridge313 .188  721  .250
2012 Big West Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to low APR

Format

Eight teams will qualify 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
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
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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.
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