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Big West Tournament preview: From underrated in the preseason to the favorites in the postseason

Big West Tournament preview: From underrated in the preseason to the favorites in the postseason

If you have a bye in this tournament, you have a chance. The top six teams in the Big West finished three games within each other. So, it’s pretty much all even — right?

It starts at the top with the Long Beach State Beach who were picked eighth in the preseason poll. The second-placed team, Cal State Fullerton, was not much further ahead than the Beach, picked seventh preseason.

It’s truly anyone’s game. All you have to do is win three in three days and you’ll be on your way to the big dance.

Bracket

Schedule

Note: All games are played in Henderson, Nevada at Dollar Loan Center.

First Round (Tuesday, March 8th), ESPN+

Game 1: No.9 Cal State Bakersfield vs No.8 CSUN, 9 p.m. EST

Game 2: No.10 Cal Poly vs No.7 UC Davis, 11:30 p.m. EST

Quarterfinals (Thursday, March 10th), ESPN+

Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs No.1 Long Beach State, 3 p.m. EST

Game 4: No.5 UCSB vs No.4 UC Irvine, 5:30 p.m. EST

Game 5: Game 2 Winner vs No.2 Cal State Fullerton, 9 p.m. EST

Game 6: No.6 UC…

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