2020 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that was scheduled to take place from March 10–14, 2020, at two venues in the Los Angeles area. The first two rounds were scheduled for the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, while the semifinals and championship were to be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The winner of the Big West Tournament would have received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[1] On March 10 it was announced the tournament will be played without spectators, in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[2] On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]
| 2020 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2019–20 |
| Teams | 8 |
| First round site | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| Quarterfinals site | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| Semifinals site | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| Finals site | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| Television | ESPN3 |
| 2019–20 Big West women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 Big West Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | 12–4 | 17–12 | |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 9–7 | 14–15 | 2–0 vs. Irvine |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 9–7 | 13–17 | 1–1 vs. Hawaii |
| 4 | Hawaii | 9–7 | 15–14 | |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 8–8 | 13–16 | |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 8–8 | 16–13 | |
| 7 | Cal State Northridge | 7–9 | 12–18 | |
| 8 | Cal Poly | 6–10 | 9–18 |
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||
| 6:00 PM | 48–59 | ||||
| 8:30 PM | 67–52 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 6:00 PM | 49–70 | ||||
| 8:30 PM | 72–59 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| Cancelled | |||||
| Cancelled | |||||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| Cancelled | |||||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
| First Round March 10 |
Quarterfinals March 11 |
Semifinals March 13 |
Championship March 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 49 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Long Beach State | 48 | 8 | Cal Poly | 70 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Cal Poly | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hawaii | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 67 | 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 59 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Cal State Northridge | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
References
- "Big West Conference women's basketball tournament features field of confident teams". OC Register. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- Big West Basketball Tournament To Be Played Without Spectators
- "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.