2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 14–16, 2013 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.^[1] The Tournament was previously held at the Anaheim Convention Center. The winner of the tournament received the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

2013 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
Big West tournament Logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2012–13
Teams	8
Site	Honda Center Anaheim, California
Champions	Pacific (5th title)
Television	ESPNU, ESPN2
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2012–13 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Long Beach State	14	–	4		.778			19	–	14		.576
Pacific †	13	–	5		.722			22	–	13		.629
Cal Poly	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
UC Irvine	11	–	7		.611			21	–	16		.568
Hawai'i	10	–	8		.556			17	–	13		.567
UC Davis	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
UC Santa Barbara	7	–	11		.389			11	–	20		.355
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	12		.333			14	–	18		.438
Cal State Northridge	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
UC Riverside*	3	–	15		.167			6	–	25		.194
† 2013 Big West tournament winner As of March 25, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Format

The top eight teams qualified for the 2013 Big West tournament. In the Semifinals the highest seed played the lowest seed, while the remaining two teams matched up. UC Riverside was ineligible for postseason play, and did not compete in the tournament. Cal State Northridge finished 9th, and didn't qualify to play in the Big West tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 14, 2013 FSSD/FS Prime Ticket/FCS Pacific					Semifinals March 15, 2013 ESPNU					Championship Game March 16, 2013 ESPN2
	1	Long Beach State	75
	8	Cal State Fullerton	66
						1	Long Beach State	60
						4	UC Irvine	67
	4	UC Irvine	71
	5	Hawaii	60
											4	UC Irvine	55
											2	Pacific	64
	3	Cal Poly	64
	6	UC Davis	41
						3	Cal Poly	53
						2	Pacific	55
	2	Pacific	71
	7	UC Santa Barbara	68