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2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteHonda Center
Anaheim, California
ChampionsNot awarded
TelevisionESPN3
ESPNU
ESPN2
← 2019
2021 →
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 – 3   .813 21 – 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 – 6   .625 15 – 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 21 – 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
UC Davis 8 – 8   .500 14 – 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 – 10   .375 11 – 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 – 12   .250 7 – 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


The 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was to be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was scheduled be held from March 12 through March 14, 2020 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It was cancelled on March 12 in the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.[1]

Seeds

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The top eight conference teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Teams were to be reseeded after the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference
record 		Tiebreaker
1 UC Irvine 13–3
2 Cal State Northridge 10–6 2–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara
3 UC Santa Barbara 10–6 0–2 vs. Cal State Northridge
4 Hawaii 8–8 2–0 vs. UC Davis
5 UC Davis 8–8 0–2 vs. Hawaii
6 UC Riverside 7–9
7 Cal State Fullerton 6–10
8 Long Beach State 6–10

Schedule and results

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
1 12:00 pm No. 2 Cal State Northridge vs. No. 7 Cal State Fullerton cancelled ESPN3
2 2:30 pm No. 3 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 UC Riverside
3 6:00 pm No. 1 UC Irvine vs. No. 8 Long Beach State
4 8:30 pm No. 4 Hawaii vs. No. 5 UC Davis
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
5 6:30 pm Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner cancelled ESPN3
6 9:00 pm Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner ESPNU
Championship – Saturday, March 14
7 8:30 pm Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner cancelled ESPN2
Game times PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, California[2]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 11
ESPN3 		Semifinals
March 12
ESPN3/ESPNU
(re-seeded) 		Championship
March 13
ESPN2
         
1 UC Irvine 98
8 Long Beach State 104
8 Long Beach State N/A
5 UC Davis N/A
4 Hawaii 78
5 UC Davis 87
8/5 Long Beach State/UC Davis Cancelled Due To
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
7/3 Cal State Fullerton/UC Santa Barbara COVID-19
2 Cal State Northridge 89
7 Cal State Fullerton 98
7 Cal State Fullerton N/A
3 UC Santa Barbara N/A
3 UC Santa Barbara 88
6 UC Riverside 60

Attendance

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On March 10, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Big West Conference announced that both the Men's and Women's Tournaments would be played without paid spectators.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Carlson, Kaiona (March 12, 2020). "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Championship Schedule". Big West Conference. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Big West Basketball Tournament To Be Played Without Spectators". Big West Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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