The 2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament is the first postseason women's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. It was held November 22 through November 25, 2023 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.
| 2023 Big West Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| Champions | Hawai'i (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Robyn Ah Mow (1st title) |
| MVP | Amber Igiede (Hawai'i) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
Big West Conference Women's Volleyball Tournaments | |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i† | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 2 | – | 25 | .074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
The top six teams (except UC San Diego) were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. UC San Diego can not participate in playoffs because they are in their last year of reclassification to DI. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Santa Barabara | 17-1 | – |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 14-4 | 46-15 set record |
| 3 | Cal Poly | 14–4 | 46-29 set record |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 13–5 | – |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 9–9 | – |
| 6 | UC Davis | 8–10 | – |
Schedule and results edit
The 1st Round and Semifinal matches were televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+.
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 22 | ||||
| 4:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Irvine | 3-2[4] (25–16, 25-27, 25–14, 22–25, 15–10) |
1,098[5] | Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero[6] |
| 7:00 pm^ ESPN+ |
No. 3 Cal Poly vs. No. 6 UC Davis | 3-2[7] (19–25, 20-25, 25–19, 25–22, 15–13) | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, November 24 | ||||
| 4:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 1 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4 Long Beach State | 2-3 (24–26, 25-23, 17–25, 25–16, 12–15) |
1,677 | Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero |
| 7:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. Cal Poly | 3-0 (25–17, 25-18, 26–24) | ||
| Championship – Saturday, November 25 | ||||
| 5:00 pm ESPNU |
No. 4 Long Beach Sate vs. No. 2 Hawai'i | 3-0 (24–26, 15–25, 10-25) |
2,137 | Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero |
| Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
^delay start at 7:27 pm
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, November 22 | Semifinals Friday, November 24 | Championship Saturday, November 25 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC Santa Barbara | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Beach State | 3 | 4 | Long Beach State | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | UC Irvine | 2 | 4 | Long Beach State | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Cal Poly | 3 | 3 | Cal Poly | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | UC Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "2023-24 Big West Championships Dates and Sites Revealed". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Standings". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Manual(Tiebreak Procedure)" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Beach Women's Volleyball Downs UC Irvine In Five To Advance To The Big West Championship Semifinals". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Cal Poly 11/22/2023 at Long Beach, CA (Walter Pyramid) Official Box Score". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
- ^ "Long Beach State Women's Volleyball Set to Take On UC Irvine In First Round Of The Outrigger Big West Championship At The Walter Pyramid". Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Mustangs Pull Off Incredible Reverse Sweep Victory over UC Davis in First Round of Big West Championship". Retrieved November 24, 2023.