1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 8 The Forum Inglewood, CA Fresno State 3rd Boyd Grant 3rd Richie Adams 1983 men UNLV Rebels UNLV The 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 8–10 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.1983-84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1984.html February 1, 2018 Third-seeded Fresno State upset top-seeded, defending champions 1983 men UNLV Rebels UNLV in the final, 51–49, thus capturing their third PCAA/Big West title (and third in four seasons). The Bulldogs, in turn, received a bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament, the program's third overall. UNLV, PCAA tournament runners-up, were also included in the NCAA field. Format The tournament field remained the same as 1983, with eight total teams, despite the addition of one new team (New Mexico State, from the Missouri Valley) to the PCAA. Instead, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the conference tournament. All eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal. Bracket First roundThursday, March 8 SemifinalsFriday, March 9 ChampionshipSaturday, March 10 1 1983 men UNLV Running Rebels #10 UNLV 70 8 1983 men San Jose State Spartans San José State 55 5 1983 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 77 4 1983 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 79 3 Fresno State 53 6 1983 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 51 7 1983 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 65 2 UC Irvine 72 1 #10 UNLV 91 4 Utah State 78 3 Fresno State 71 2 UC Irvine 57 1 #10 UNLV 49 3 Fresno State 51 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Inglewood, California