Brackets set for Big West men’s and women’s basketball tournaments
The regular season was completed Saturday and the fields are now set for the 2025 Big West men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which will be played Wednesday-Saturday in Henderson, Nevada.
Several of the seedings were already locked before the regular-season finales were played, but the rest of the brackets were sorted out as teams made their final move up or down the standings.
The top two seeds in each bracket receive double-byes into Friday’s semifinals. The third- and fourth-seeded teams receive byes into Thursday’s quarterfinals with the fifth- through eighth-seeded teams forced to play first-round games on Wednesday.
UC San Diego (28-4 overall, 18-2 Big West) and UC Irvine (27-5, 17-3) are the top two seeds on the men’s side, and Hawaii (22-8, 16-4) and UCI (21-9, 15-5) occupy the top two seeds for the women’s tournament.
The championship games are scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. (women) and 6:40 p.m. (men).
—– 2025 BIG WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT —–
All games at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, Nev., all times are PT
First Round – Wednesday, March 12
6 p.m. – No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara (19-12) vs. No. 8 seed Cal State Bakersfield (14-18)
8:30 p.m. – No. 6 seed UC Davis (15-16) vs. No. 7 seed Cal Poly (14-18)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
6 p.m. – No. 4 seed CSUN (22-9) vs. UCSB-CS Bakersfield winner
8:30 p.m. – No. 3 seed UC Riverside (21-11) vs. UC Davis-Cal Poly winner
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
6 p.m. – No. 1 seed UC San Diego (28-4) vs. CSUN-TBD winner, ESPN2 (delayed)
8:30 p.m. – No. 2 seed UC Irvine (27-5) vs. UC Riverside-TBD winner, ESPN2 (live)
Final – Saturday, March 15
6:30 p.m. – Championship game, ESPN2 (live)
—– 2025 BIG WEST WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT —–
All games at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, Nev., all times are PT
First Round – Wednesday, March 12
Noon – No. 5 seed UC Santa Barbara (18-12) vs. No. 8 seed Cal Poly (13-17)
2:30 p.m. – No. 6 seed Long Beach State (16-13) vs. No. 7 seed UC Riverside (16-14)
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13
Noon – No. 4 seed UC San Diego (17-15) vs. UCSB-Cal Poly winner
2:30 p.m. – No. 3 seed UC Davis (19-11) vs. LBSU-UCR winner
Semifinals – Friday, March 14
Noon – No. 1 seed Hawaii (22-8) vs. UCSD-TBD winner
2:30 p.m. – No. 2 seed UC Irvine (21-9) vs. UC Davis-TBD winner
Final – Saturday, March 15
3 p.m. – Championship game, ESPN+