# 2016 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2016 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 10–12, 2016 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Hawaii won the tournament, defeating Long Beach State in the championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA tournament. Cal State Northridge did not participate in the tournament due to a self-imposed postseason ban for academic fraud violations.

## Seeds

The top 8 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 reseeded after the Quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Hawaii | 13–3 | 2–0 vs. UC Irvine |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 13–3 | 0–2 vs. Hawaii |
| 3 | Long Beach State | 12–4 | |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 11–5 | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 6–10 | |
| 6 | UC Riverside | 5–11 | |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 4–12 | |
| 8 | Cal State Fullerton | 3–13 | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Final score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | #4 UC Santa Barbara vs. #5 UC Davis | 87–61 | Prime Ticket |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | #1 Hawaii vs. #8 CS Fullerton | 75–44 | Prime Ticket |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | #2 UC Irvine vs. #7 Cal Poly | 84–64 | Prime Ticket |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | #3 Long Beach State v. #6 UC Riverside | 82–74 | Prime Ticket |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | #1 Hawaii vs. #4 UC Santa Barbara | 88–76 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | #2 UC Irvine vs. #3 Long Beach State | 72–77 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 |||||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | #1 Hawaii vs. #3 Long Beach State | 64–60 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, CA |||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 FS PRIME | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 FS PRIME | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 FS PRIME | | | Semifinals Friday, March 11 ESPNU and ESPN3 (re-seeded) | Semifinals Friday, March 11 ESPNU and ESPN3 (re-seeded) | Semifinals Friday, March 11 ESPNU and ESPN3 (re-seeded) | Championship Saturday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Saturday, March 12 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Hawaii | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cal State Fullerton | 44 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cal State Fullerton | 44 | | | 1 | Hawaii | 88 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 76 | | | |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 87 | | | 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 76 | | | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 61 | | | | | | 1 | Hawaii | 64 |
| (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) | 1 | Hawaii | 64 |
| (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 | Long Beach State | 60 |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 84 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Long Beach State | 60 |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 64 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cal Poly | 64 | | | 2 | UC Irvine | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Long Beach State | 77 | | | |
| 3 | Long Beach State | 82 | | | 3 | Long Beach State | 77 | | | |
| 6 | UC Riverside | 74 | | | | | | | | |