2019 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament


The 2019 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that took place March 12–16, 2019, at two venues in the Los Angeles area. The first two rounds were scheduled for the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California, while the semifinals and championship were held at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The winner of the Big West tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1] UC Davis won the conference tournament championship game over Hawai'i, 58–50.[2]

2019 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
First round siteBren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Quarterfinals siteBren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Semifinals siteHonda Center
Anaheim, CA
Finals siteHonda Center
Anaheim, CA
ChampionsUC Davis (2nd title)
Winning coachJennifer Gross (2nd title)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2018
2020 →
2018–19 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 15 1   .938 25 7   .781
UC Riverside 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 16 15   .516
Hawai'i 10 6   .625 15 16   .484
UC Irvine 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Long Beach State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
UC Santa Barbara 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
2019 Big West tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 UC Davis 15–1 23–6
2 Hawaii 10–6 14–15 2–0 vs. UCSB
3 UC Riverside 10–6 16–14 1–1 vs. UCSB, 2–0 vs. UCI
4 Cal State Northridge 10–6 16–14 1–1 vs. UCSB, 1–1 vs. UCI
5 UC Irvine 8–8 18–10
6 Cal State Fullerton 6–10 14–15
7 Long Beach State 5–11 8–21 1–1 vs. UCSB, 1–1 vs. CSUF
8 UC Santa Barbara 5–11 8–21 1–1 vs. LGBU, 0–2 vs. CSUF

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Tuesday, March 12
1 1 6:00 PM #5 UC Irvine vs. #8 UC Santa Barbara ESPN3
2 8:30 PM #6 Cal State Fullerton vs. #7 Long Beach State
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
2 3 6:00 PM #3 UC Riverside vs. #7 Long Beach State ESPN3
4 8:30 PM #4 Cal State Northridge vs. #5 UC Irvine
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
3 5 12:00 PM #1 UC Davis vs. #5 UC Irvine ESPN3
6 2:30 PM #2 Hawaii vs. #3 UC Riverside
Championship Game – Saturday, March 16
4 7 3:30 PM #1 UC Davis vs. #2 Hawaii ESPN3
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 12
ESPN3
Quarterfinals (Re-Seeded)
Wednesday, March 13
ESPN3
Semifinals (Re-Seeded)
Friday, March 15
ESPN3
Championship game
Saturday, March 16
ESPN3
1 UC Davis 82
5 UC Irvine 50
4 Cal State Northridge 57
5 UC Irvine 53 5 UC Irvine 59
8 UCSB 46 1 UC Davis 58
2 Hawaii 50
2 Hawaii 66
3 UC Riverside 58
3 UC Riverside 67
6 Cal State Fullerton 54 7 Long Beach State 50
7 Long Beach State 60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "UC Davis rallies from 17 down to defeat Hawaii for Big West women's title". San Bernardino Sun. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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