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2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament

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2023 Big West Conference Women's Volleyball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams6
SiteWalter Pyramid
Long Beach, California
ChampionsHawai'i (1st title)
Winning coachRobyn Ah Mow (1st title)
MVPAmber Igiede (Hawai'i)
TelevisionESPN+
Big West Conference Women's Volleyball Tournaments
← None
2024 →
2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 17 1   .944 27 5   .844
Hawai'i 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Cal Poly 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Long Beach State 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
UC San Diego* 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
UC Irvine 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
UC Davis 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Cal State Bakersfield 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
UC Riverside 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Cal State Northridge 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Cal State Fullerton 1 17   .056 2 25   .074
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner

The 2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament is the first postseason women's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. It was held November 22 through November 25, 2023 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

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The top six teams (except UC San Diego) were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. UC San Diego can not participate in playoffs because they are in their last year of reclassification to DI. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 UC Santa Barabara 17-1
2 Hawai'i 14-4 46-15 set record
3 Cal Poly 14–4 46-29 set record
4 Long Beach State 13–5
5 UC Irvine 9–9
6 UC Davis 8–10

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Schedule and results

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The 1st Round and Semifinal matches were televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+.

Time
Network
Matchup Score Attendance Broadcasters
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 22
4:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Irvine 3-2[4]
(25–16, 25-27, 25–14, 22–25, 15–10)
1,098[5] Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero[6]
7:00 pm^
ESPN+
No. 3 Cal Poly vs. No. 6 UC Davis 3-2[7]
(19–25, 20-25, 25–19, 25–22, 15–13)
Semifinals – Friday, November 24
4:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 1 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4 Long Beach State 2-3
(24–26, 25-23, 17–25, 25–16, 12–15)
1,677 Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero
7:00 pm
ESPN+
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. Cal Poly 3-0
(25–17, 25-18, 26–24)
Championship – Saturday, November 25
5:00 pm
ESPNU
No. 4 Long Beach Sate vs. No. 2 Hawai'i 3-0
(24–26, 15–25, 10-25)
2,137 Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero
Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

^delay start at 7:27 pm

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 22
Semifinals
Friday, November 24
Championship
Saturday, November 25
1 UC Santa Barbara 2
4 Long Beach State 3 4 Long Beach State 3
5 UC Irvine 2 4 Long Beach State 0
2 Hawai'i 3
2 Hawai'i 3
3 Cal Poly 3 3 Cal Poly 0
6 UC Davis 2

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Big West Championships Dates and Sites Revealed". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Standings". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Manual(Tiebreak Procedure)" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Beach Women's Volleyball Downs UC Irvine In Five To Advance To The Big West Championship Semifinals". Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly 11/22/2023 at Long Beach, CA (Walter Pyramid) Official Box Score". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Long Beach State Women's Volleyball Set to Take On UC Irvine In First Round Of The Outrigger Big West Championship At The Walter Pyramid". Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "Mustangs Pull Off Incredible Reverse Sweep Victory over UC Davis in First Round of Big West Championship". Retrieved November 24, 2023.