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2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament

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2023 Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I/II
Teams6
SiteBren Events Center
Irvine, California
ChampionsHawai'i (3rd title)
Winning coachCharlie Wade (3rd title)
MVPJakob Thelle (Hawai'i)
Attendance4,064
TelevisionESPN+ & ESPNU
Big West Conference Men's Volleyball Tournaments
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2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Hawai'i ‍y 9 1   .900 29 3   .906
No. 4 Long Beach State ‍‍‍y 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

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.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

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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

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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)[2]
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)[3]
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)[4]
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)[5]
4,064 Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

^ delay start at 8:21 pm

Bracket

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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

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  1. ^ "The Big West Announces Men's Volleyball Championship Times and Television Schedule". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "UCSB men's volleyball tops UC San Diego". Santa Barbara News-Press. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hawaii men's volleyball team sweeps UC Santa Barbara to reach Big West final". Spectrum Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "UC Irvine sweeps Long Beach State to reach Big West men's volleyball final". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hawaii men's volleyball wins Big West tournament". KHON-TV. Retrieved April 23, 2023.