2005 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2005 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 8 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA Utah State 6th Stew Morrill 4th Jaycee Carroll Utah State The 2005 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.2004-05 Big West Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/2005.html College Basketball Reference March 15, 2020 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. This year marks the most recent time the Big West Conference has received more than one bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Format Eight of the ten teams in the conference participated, with 2004 men UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside and 2004 men Cal Poly Mustangs 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 roundThursday, March 9 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 10 SemifinalsSaturday, March 11 ChampionshipSunday, March 12 5 UC Irvine 80 8 Idaho 67 6 2004 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 55 7 2004 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 49 4 2004 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 72 5 UC Irvine 56 6 UC Santa Barbara 55 3 2004 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 66 1 #18 Pacific 63 4 Cal State Northridge 61 3 Cal State Fullerton 77 2 Utah State 84 1 #18 Pacific 52 2 Utah State 65 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2000s in Anaheim, California Category:2000s in sports in Orange County, California Category:2005 in Orange County, California Tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Basketball competitions in Anaheim, California