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
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
2011–12 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Long Beach State†15–1 .938  25–9  .735
Cal State Fullerton12–4 .750  21–10  .677
UC Santa Barbara12–4 .750  20–11  .645
Cal Poly8–8 .500  18–15  .545
UC Riverside7–9 .438  14–17  .452
Pacific6–10 .375  11–19  .367
UC Irvine6–10 .375  12–20  .375
UC Davis3–13 .188  5–26  .161
*Cal State Northridge3–13 .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

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

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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