| Year: | 2022 |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Arena: | Dollar Loan Center |
| City: | Henderson, Nevada |
| Champions: | Hawai'i |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Laura Beeman |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Amy Atwell |
| Mvpteam: | Hawaii |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
The 2022 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was held March 8–12, 2022, at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA tournament.[1]
Hawaii won its third title, and its second since rejoining the Big West, for their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance.
Of the 11 conference teams, 10 are eligible for the tournament. UC San Diego remains ineligible for the Big West tournament, as they are in the second year of the four-year transition required for teams transferring to Division I from Division II, despite their games counting in the standings, unlike their men’s counterparts.
For this year only, teams were seeded by winning percentage within the conference due to unpredictabilities with COVID-19, with normal additional tiebreakers in place, if necessary. Unlike previous years until 2020, reseeding teams after the quarterfinals does not take place.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 13–3 | |
| 2 | UC Irvine | 14-4 | |
| 3 | Long Beach State | 12-6 | |
| 4 | UC Riverside | 10-6 | |
| 5 | UC Santa Barbara | 9-8 | |
| 6 | UC Davis | 8-8 | |
| 7 | Cal State Fullerton | 5–12 | 2-0 vs. Cal State Northridge |
| 8 | Cal State Northridge | 5-12 | 0-2 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
| 9 | Cal State Bakersfield | 3-11 | |
| 10 | Cal Poly | 2–13 | |
| Game | Time [2] | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Tuesday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 CSUN vs. No. 9 CSU Bakersfield | 62-63* | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 10 Cal Poly | 70-64 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 9 CSU Bakersfield | 48-47 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 UC Riverside vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara | 46-42 | ||
| 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 7 Cal State Fullerton | 80-68 | ||
| 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 UC Davis | 45-55 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | |||||
| 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UC Riverside | 69-55 | ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 UC Davis | 84-75* | ||
| Final – Saturday, March 12 | |||||
| 9 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 2 UC Irvine | 59-48 | ESPN+ | |
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