2022 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2021–22
Teams10
SiteDollar Loan Center
Henderson, Nevada
ChampionsHawai'i (3rd title)
Winning coachLaura Beeman (2nd title)
MVPAmy Atwell (Hawaii)
TelevisionESPN+
2021–22 Big West women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hawaiʻi †13–3 .81320–10  .667
UC Irvine14–4 .77821–12  .636
Long Beach State12–6 .66719–9  .679
UC Riverside10–6 .62514–11  .560
UC San Diego*10–8 .55613–14  .481
UC Santa Barbara9–8 .52915–12  .556
UC Davis8–8 .50015–13  .536
Cal State Fullerton5–12 .29411–18  .379
Cal State Northridge5–12 .2949–19  .321
Cal State Bakersfield3–11 .2145–20  .200
Cal Poly2–13 .1333–22  .120
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

The 2022 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held March 8–12, 2022, at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1]

Hawaii won its third title, and its second since rejoining the Big West, for their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance.

Seeds

Of the 11 conference teams, 10 are eligible for the tournament. UC San Diego remains ineligible for the Big West tournament, as they are in the second year of the four-year transition required for teams transferring to Division I from Division II, despite their games counting in the standings, unlike their men’s counterparts.

For this year only, teams were seeded by winning percentage within the conference due to unpredictabilities with COVID-19, with normal additional tiebreakers in place, if necessary. Unlike previous years until 2020, reseeding teams after the quarterfinals does not take place.

Seed School Record Tiebreaker
1 Hawai'i 13–3
2 UC Irvine 14-4
3 Long Beach State 12-6
4 UC Riverside 10-6
5 UC Santa Barbara 9-8
6 UC Davis 8-8
7 Cal State Fullerton 5–12 2-0 vs. Cal State Northridge
8 Cal State Northridge 5-12 0-2 vs. Cal State Fullerton
9 Cal State Bakersfield 3-11
10 Cal Poly 2–13

Schedule and results

Game Time [2] Matchup Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 8
1 12:00 pm No. 8 CSUN vs. No. 9 CSU Bakersfield 62-63* ESPN+
2 2:30 pm No. 7 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 10 Cal Poly 70-64
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9
3 12:00 pm No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 9 CSU Bakersfield 48-47 ESPN+
4 2:30 pm No. 4 UC Riverside vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara 46-42
5 6:00 pm No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 7 Cal State Fullerton 80-68
6 8:30 pm No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 UC Davis 45-55
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
7 12:00 pm No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UC Riverside 69-55 ESPN+
8 2:30 pm No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 UC Davis 84-75*
Final – Saturday, March 12
9 5:00 pm No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 2 UC Irvine 59-48 ESPN+
*Game times in PST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

First round
March 8
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
March 9
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
March 11
ESPN+ 		Championship
March 12
ESPN+
            
1 Hawai'i 48
9 Cal State Bakersfield 47
8 Cal State Northridge 62
9 Cal State Bakersfield 63
1 Hawaii 69
4 UC Riverside 55
4 UC Riverside 46
5 UC Santa Barbara 42
1 Hawaii 59
2 UC Irvine 48
2 UC Irvine 80
7 Cal State Fullerton 68
7 Cal State Fullerton 70
10 Cal Poly 64
2 UC Irvine 84*
6 UC Davis 75
3 Long Beach State 45
6 UC Davis 55

References

  1. ↑ "Big West Conference Championships" bigwest.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ↑ "Basketball Championships- Big West Conference" bigwest.org. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
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