2025 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
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| 2025 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, Nevada |
| Champions | UC San Diego (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Heidi VanDerveer (1st title) |
| MVP | Sumayah Sugapong (UC San Diego) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawai'i | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego † | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big West tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held March 12–15, 2025, at the Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament.
UC San Diego defeated UC Davis in the championship game 75–66, their first Big West championship since joining the conference in 2020. They advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament in their first year of eligibility, completing their four-year transition to Division I sports.[1]
In this format, the top two seeds receive automatic berths in the semifinals, the following two seeds are placed in the quarterfinals, and the remaining four seeds play each other in the first round. Big West commissioner Dan Butterly stated that the decision was made to improve the regular season champions odds of winning the tournament and thus receiving the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[2]
Of the 11 conference teams, all 11 are eligible for tournament spots. UC San Diego is eligible for the first time, as it is the first year after their four-year transition required for teams transferring to Division I from Division II. Teams are seeded based on their performance within the conference, and teams with identical conference records are seeded using a tiebreaker system.
As has been the case since 2020, reseeding teams do not occur at any point.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 16–4 | |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 15–5 | |
| 3 | UC Davis | 13–7 | 0–2 vs. UC Irvine, 1–1 vs. Hawai'i |
| 4 | UC San Diego | 13–7 | 0–2 vs. UC Irvine, 0–2 vs. Hawai'i |
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 12–8 | 1–1 vs. UCSD |
| 6 | Long Beach State | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. UCSD, 2–0 vs. UCR |
| 7 | UC Riverside | 12–8 | 0–2 vs. UCSD, 0–2 vs. LBSU |
| 8 | Cal Poly | 8–12 | |
| DNQ | Cal State Fullerton | 5–15 | |
| DNQ | Cal State Bakersfield | 2–18 | 1–1 vs. CSUN, 1–1 vs. UCR |
| DNQ | Cal State Northridge | 2–18 | 1–1 vs. CSUB, 0–2 vs. UCR |
Schedule and results
| Game[3] | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 12 | ||||
| 1 | Noon | No. 5 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 8 Cal Poly | 54–56 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 Long Beach State vs. No. 7 UC Riverside | 40–54 | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 13 | ||||
| 3 | Noon | No. 4 UC San Diego vs. No. 8 Cal Poly | 59–54 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 UC Davis vs. No. 7 UC Riverside | 61–50 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 14 | ||||
| 5 | Noon | No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UC San Diego | 49–51 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 3 UC Davis | 56–63 | |
| Final – Saturday, March 15 | ||||
| 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 4 UC San Diego vs. No. 3 UC Davis | 75–66 | ESPN+ |
| *Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||