2009 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2009 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place in March 2009.

2009 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2008–09
Teams8
SiteAnaheim Convention Center Arena
Anaheim, California
ChampionsCal State Northridge (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Braswell (1st title)
MVPRodrigue Mels (Cal State Northridge)
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2008–09 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Northridge 11 5   .688 17 14   .548
Pacific 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Long Beach State 10 6   .625 15 15   .500
UC Riverside 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Santa Barbara 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
UC Irvine 8 8   .500 12 19   .387
Cal State Fullerton 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
UC Davis 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Cal Poly 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
2009 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2009[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Format

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The top two seeds 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, Cal Poly, did not receive a tournament invitation.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 11
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Finals
Saturday, March 14
6 UC Riverside 46
7 Cal State Fullerton 59 4 UC Santa Barbara 73
7 Cal State Fullerton 64
1 Cal State Northridge 67
4 UC Santa Barbara 60
1 Cal State Northridge 71
5 UC Irvine 68 3 Pacific 66
8 UC Davis 69 3 Pacific 67
8 UC Davis 60
2 Long Beach State 60
3 Pacific 65

References

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