| Year: | 2018 |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Gender: | men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Matches: | 5 |
| Quartervenue: | Higher seeds |
| Semivenue: | Higher seeds |
| Finalvenue: | UC Riverside Soccer Stadium |
| Finalcity: | Riverside, California |
| Champions: | UC Riverside |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Tim Cupello |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Daniel Aguiree |
| Mvpteam: | UC Riverside |
| Broadcast: | BWTV |
| Different Previous: | 2017 |
The 2018 Big West men's soccer tournament was the 11th edition of the tournament. The tournament decided the Big West Conference champion and representative into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament began on October 31 and concluded on November 10.
The UC Riverside Highlanders won the championship, besting the UC Davies Aggies in penalty kicks after a scoreless draw. The title gives the Highlanders their first ever Big West Men's Soccer Tournament championship.[1] [2] [3] Additionally, the Highlanders earned the conference's auto bid into the NCAA Tournament.[4] Joining UC Riverside was the regular season champions, the UC Irvine Anteaters.[5] The three-time defending champions Cal State Fullerton, were eliminated in the semifinals.
| Seed[6] | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Irvine | 5–1–1 | |
| 2 | UC Riverside | 4–2–1 | UCR 1–0 vs. UCSB |
| 3 | UC Santa Barbara | 4–2–1 | UCSB 0–1 vs. UCR |
| 4 | Cal State Northridge | 3–4–1 | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 4–3–1 | |
| 6 | Cal State Fullerton | 2–3–2 | |
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| Rank | Player | College | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Michael Flores | CSUN | 1 |
| Christian Pinzon | UCSB | ||
| Johnny Rodriguez | CSUN | ||
| Kaleb Schirmacher | UC Davis | ||
 Ignacio Tellechea | UCSB | ||
| Justin Wright | UC Davis |
| Rank | Player | College | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Rudolph | UC Davis | 2 |
| 2 |  Thibault Candia | UCSB | 1 |
| Samuel Dadzie | CSUN | ||
| Jake Haupt | UC Davis | ||
 Ross McPhie | CSU Fullerton | ||
| Johnny Rodriguez | CSUN | ||
| Daniel Trejo | CSUN |