2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Big West Conference
Division:1–2
Gender:Men's
Teams:6
Arena:SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center
City:Honolulu, Hawaii
Champions:Hawai'i
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Charlie Wade
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Jakob Thelle
Mvpteam:Hawai'i
Attendance:6,636
Television:Spectrum OC16
Different Previous:2021
Different Next:2023

The 2022 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 21 through April 23, 2022 at the SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds

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.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1 8–2
2 7–3
3 6–4
4 5–5
5 UC Irvine 3–7
6 CSUN 1–9

Schedule and results

All matches will be televised on Spectrum OC16 in Hawaii and simulcast on ESPN+ stateside.

Time
Network
MatchupScoreAttendanceBroadcastersReport
Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 21
4:30 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 4 UC San Diego vs. No. 5 UC Irvine0–3
(23–25, 20–25, 28–30)
3,521Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlinRecap
7:00 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 3 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 6 CSUN3–0
(25–19, 26–24, 26–24)
Recap
Semifinals – Friday, April 22
4:30 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Irvine 3–1
(22–25, 25–23, 25–19, 29–27)[2]
5,238Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlinRecap
7 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 2 Hawai'i vs. No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 3–0
(25–18, 26–24, 25–14)[3]
Recap
Championship – Saturday, April 23
7:30 p.m.
Spectrum OC16
No. 1 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 Hawai'i0–3
(25–27, 26–28, 23–25)
6,636Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlinRecap
Game times are Hawaiian Time. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big West Men’s Volleyball championship to be played at SimpliFi Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in 2021 and 2022. KHON. January 7, 2021.
  2. Web site: Long Beach State Beats UC Irvine, Advances To Big West Tournament Final. The 562. April 22, 2022.
  3. Web site: Hawaii volleyball team sweeps UC Santa Barbara, plays Long Beach State for Big West title. Star-Advertiser. April 22, 2022.