# 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 8–10, 2018 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. No. 4 seed Cal State Fullerton defeated No. 3 seed UC Irvine in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

The top eight conference teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Teams were re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | UC Davis | 12–4 | |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–5 | 1–1 vs UC Davis |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 11–5 | 0–2 vs UC Davis |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 10–6 | |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 9–7 | |
| 6 | Hawaii | 8–8 | |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 4–12 | 1–1 vs UC Santa Barbara |
| 8 | UC Riverside | 4–12 | 0–2 vs UC Santa Barbara |

## Schedule and results

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8 |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 UC Davis vs No. 8 UC Riverside | 70–66 | Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Cal State Fullerton vs No. 5 Long Beach State | 76–74 | Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 UC Irvine vs No. 6 Hawaii | 68–67 | Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 UC Santa Barbara vs No. 7 Cal Poly | 75–53 | Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 9 |||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 1 UC Davis vs No. 4 Cal State Fullerton | 52–55 | ESPNU |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 UC Irvine vs No. 2 UC Santa Barbara | 61–58 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 10 |||||
| 7 | 9:00 pm | No. 3 UC Irvine vs No. 4 Cal State Fullerton | 55–71 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, California |||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 FS West and FS Prime Ticket | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 FS West and FS Prime Ticket | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8 FS West and FS Prime Ticket | | | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ESPNU (re-seeded) | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ESPNU (re-seeded) | Semifinals Friday, March 9 ESPNU (re-seeded) | Championship Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 |
| 1 | UC Davis | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UC Riverside | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | UC Riverside | 66 | | | 1 | UC Davis | 52 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 55 | | | |
| 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 76 | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 55 | | | |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Long Beach State | 74 | | | | | | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 71 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | 71 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | UC Irvine | 55 |
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 75 | | | | | | | | | 3 | UC Irvine | 55 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 53 | | | 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 58 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | UC Irvine | 61 | | | |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 68 | | | 3 | UC Irvine | 61 | | | |
| 6 | Hawaii | 67 | | | | | | | | |