| 2023 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I/II |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Champions | Hawai'i (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Charlie Wade (3rd title) |
| MVP | Jakob Thelle (Hawai'i) |
| Attendance | 4,064 |
| Television | ESPN+ & ESPNU |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Hawai'i †‡ | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 29 | – | 3 | .906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Long Beach State † | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 21 | – | 5 | .808 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Irvine | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CSUN | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 Big West Tournament champion
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The 2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 20 through April 22, 2023 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
Seeds
All six teams were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 9-1 | 1–1 vs. LBSU, points vs. LBSU won 144 to 141 |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 9-1 | 1-1 vs. Hawaii, point vs. Hawaii lost 141 to 144 |
| 3 | UC Irvine | 6–4 | – |
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 3–7 | – |
| 5 | UC San Diego | 2–8 | – |
| 6 | CSUN | 1–9 | – |
Schedule and results
The 1st Round and Semifinal matches were televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+. The final was broadcast on ESPNU.
| Time Network |
Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 20 | ||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 4 UCSB vs. No. 5 UC San Diego | 3-2 (25-1,8, 23–25, 15–21, 20–25, 15–12) |
1,008 | Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin |
| 7:30 pm^ ESPN+ |
No. 3 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 CSUN | 3-0 (25-21, 25–22, 25–18) | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, April 21 | ||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ |
No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UCSB | 3-0 (25-18, 25–19, 25–18) |
2,543 | Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin |
| 7:30 pm ESPN+ |
No. 2 Long Beach State vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 0-3 (21-25, 17–25, 20–25) | ||
| Championship – Saturday, April 22 | ||||
| 7:00 pm ESPNU |
No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 3-1 (25-18, 21–25, 25–13, 25–22) |
4,064 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett |
| Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||
^ delay start at 8:21 pm
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, April 20 | Semifinals Friday, April 21 | Championship Saturday, April 22 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | 4 | UC Santa Barbara | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | UC San Diego | 2 | 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Long Beach State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UC Irvine | 3 | 3 | UC Irvine | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | CSUN | 0 | ||||||||||||
References
- "The Big West Announces Men's Volleyball Championship Times and Television Schedule". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- "UCSB men's volleyball tops UC San Diego". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- "Hawaii men's volleyball team sweeps UC Santa Barbara to reach Big West final". Spectrum Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- "UC Irvine sweeps Long Beach State to reach Big West men's volleyball final". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- "Hawaii men's volleyball wins Big West tournament". KHON-TV. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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