2008 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 May 2021 2008 Big West Conference I Men's 8 Anaheim Convention Center Arena Anaheim, California Cal State Fullerton 2nd Bob Burton 1st KVMD, ESPNU, ESPN2 The 2008 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 12–15, 2008 at the Anaheim Convention Center Arena in Anaheim, California.ESPN – Conference tournament schedules, results The quarterfinals were televised by KVMD, the semifinals were televised by ESPNU, and the Big West Conference Championship Game was televised by ESPN2. Seeds There was a three-way tie for first place during the regular season. UCSB received the #1 seed due to a 3–1 record against Cal State Northridge and Cal State Fullerton. Cal State Northridge received the #2 seed due to a 2–2 record against UCSB and Cal State Fullerton.UC Santa Barbara Earns No. 1 Seed at Next Week's Men's Basketball Tournament Format The top two seed receive byes into the semifinals. Seeds 3 and 4 receive byes into the quarterfinals. If necessary, the bracket will be adjusted after each round so that the top and bottom seeds in each round play in the same game. The ninth place team, UC Davis, did not receive a tournament invitation. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 12 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 13 SemifinalsFriday, March 14 FinalSaturday, March 15 5 UC Irvine 77 8 Long Beach State 63 6 Cal Poly 54 7 UC Riverside 62 1 UC Santa Barbara – (Bye) 4 Pacific 56 5 UC Irvine 57 2 Cal State Northridge – (Bye) 3 Cal State Fullerton 81 7 UC Riverside 69 1 UC Santa Barbara 50 5 UC Irvine 55 2 Cal State Northridge 68 3 Cal State Fullerton 83 5 UC Irvine 66 3 Cal State Fullerton 81 References External links 2008 Tournament Bracket Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:2000s in Anaheim, California Category:2000s in sports in Orange County, California Category:2008 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