2005 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2005 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–12 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.[2]

2005 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUtah State (6th title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (4th title)
MVPJaycee Carroll (Utah State)
2004–05 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Pacific18–0 1.000  27–4  .871
Utah State†13–5 .722  24–8  .750
Cal State Fullerton12–6 .667  21–11  .656
Cal State Northridge12–6 .667  18–13  .581
UC Irvine8–10 .444  16–13  .552
Long Beach State7–11 .389  10–20  .333
UC Santa Barbara7–11 .389  11–18  .379
Idaho6–12 .333  8–22  .267
UC Riverside4–14 .222  9–19  .321
Cal Poly3–15 .167  5–22  .185
† 2005 Big West Tournament winner
As of April 10, 2005[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Utah State defeated Pacific in the championship game, 65–52, to obtain the sixth Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament championship in school history.

The Aggies earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament as the #14 seed in the Chicago regional. Pacific received an at-large bid as the #8 seed in the Albuquerque regional.

Format

Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with UC Riverside and Cal Poly not qualifying. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top four seeds received byes, with the top two seeds receiving a second bye into the semifinal round.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
     
             
             
          1 Pacific 63  
5 UC Irvine 80       4 Cal State Northridge 61  
8 Idaho 67     4 Cal State Northridge 72  
        5 UC Irvine 56  
          1 Pacific 52
          2 Utah State 65
        6 UC Santa Barbara 55  
6 UC Santa Barbara 55     3 Cal State Fullerton 66  
7 Long Beach State 49       3 Cal State Fullerton 77  
          2 Utah State 84  
                 
                 
     

References

  1. Big West MBB Record Book
  2. "2004-05 Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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