# 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was to be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was scheduled be held from March 12 through March 14, 2020 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It was cancelled on March 12 in the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

## 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 to be reseeded after the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | UC Irvine | 13–3 | |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 10–6 | 2–0 vs. UC Santa Barbara |
| 3 | UC Santa Barbara | 10–6 | 0–2 vs. Cal State Northridge |
| 4 | Hawaii | 8–8 | 2–0 vs. UC Davis |
| 5 | UC Davis | 8–8 | 0–2 vs. Hawaii |
| 6 | UC Riverside | 7–9 | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 6–10 | |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 6–10 | |

## Schedule and results

| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Cal State Northridge vs. No. 7 Cal State Fullerton | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 UC Riverside | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 UC Irvine vs. No. 8 Long Beach State | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 4 Hawaii vs. No. 5 UC Davis | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 |||||
| 5 | 6:30 pm | Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner | cancelled | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner | cancelled | ESPNU |
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 |||||
| 7 | 8:30 pm | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | cancelled | ESPN2 |
| Game times PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. All games held at Honda Center, Anaheim, California |||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 11 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals March 11 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals March 11 ESPN3 | | | Semifinals March 12 ESPN3/ESPNU (re-seeded) | Semifinals March 12 ESPN3/ESPNU (re-seeded) | Semifinals March 12 ESPN3/ESPNU (re-seeded) | Championship March 13 ESPN2 | Championship March 13 ESPN2 | Championship March 13 ESPN2 |
| 1 | UC Irvine | 98 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 104 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Long Beach State | 104 | | | 8 | Long Beach State | N/A | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | UC Davis | N/A | | | |
| 4 | Hawaii | 78 | | | 5 | UC Davis | N/A | | | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 87 | | | | | | 8/5 | Long Beach State/UC Davis | Cancelled Due To |
| (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) | 8/5 | Long Beach State/UC Davis | Cancelled Due To |
| (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) | 7/3 | Cal State Fullerton/UC Santa Barbara | COVID-19 |
| 2 | Cal State Northridge | 89 | | | | | | | | | 7/3 | Cal State Fullerton/UC Santa Barbara | COVID-19 |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 98 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 98 | | | 7 | Cal State Fullerton | N/A | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | UC Santa Barbara | N/A | | | |
| 3 | UC Santa Barbara | 88 | | | 3 | UC Santa Barbara | N/A | | | |
| 6 | UC Riverside | 60 | | | | | | | | |

## Attendance

On March 10, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the Big West Conference announced that both the Men's and Women's Tournaments would be played without paid spectators.