The 2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 20 through April 22, 2023 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
| 2023 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Champions | Hawai'i (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Charlie Wade (3rd title) |
| MVP | Jakob Thelle (Hawai'i) |
| Attendance | 4,064 |
| Television | ESPN+ & ESPNU |
Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournaments | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Hawai'i †‡y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 29 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Long Beach State †y | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Irvine | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CSUN | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big West Tournament champion
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Seeds edit
All six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 9-1 | 1–1 vs. LBSU, points vs. LBSU won 144 to 141 |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 9-1 | 1-1 vs. Hawaii, point vs. Hawaii lost 141 to 144 |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 6–4 | – |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 3–7 | – |
| 5 | UC San Diego | 2–8 | – |
| 6 | CSUN | 1–9 | – |
Schedule and results edit
The 1st Round and Semifinal matches were televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+. The final was broadcast on ESPNU.
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 20 | ||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 4 UCSB vs. No. 5 UC San Diego | 3-2 (25-1,8, 23–25, 15–21, 20–25, 15–12)[2] |
1,008 | Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin |
| 7:30 pm^ ESPN+ |
No. 3 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 CSUN | 3-0 (25-21, 25–22, 25–18) | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, April 21 | ||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UCSB | 3-0 (25-18, 25–19, 25–18)[3] |
2,543 | Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin |
| 7:30 pm ESPN+ |
No. 2 Long Beach State vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 0-3 (21-25, 17–25, 20–25)[4] | ||
| Championship – Saturday, April 22 | ||||
| 7:00 pm ESPNU |
No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 3-1 (25-18, 21–25, 25–13, 25–22)[5] |
4,064 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett |
| Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
^ delay start at 8:21 pm
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals Thursday, April 20 | Semifinals Friday, April 21 | Championship Saturday, April 22 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | UC San Diego | 2 | 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Long Beach State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 3 | 3 | UC Irvine | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | CSUN | 0 | ||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "The Big West Announces Men's Volleyball Championship Times and Television Schedule". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "UCSB men's volleyball tops UC San Diego". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Hawaii men's volleyball team sweeps UC Santa Barbara to reach Big West final". Spectrum Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "UC Irvine sweeps Long Beach State to reach Big West men's volleyball final". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Hawaii men's volleyball wins Big West tournament". KHON-TV. Retrieved April 23, 2023.