| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Division: | 1–2 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Arena: | Bren Events Center |
| City: | Irvine, California |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Charlie Wade |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mvp: | Jakob Thelle |
| Mvpteam: | Hawai'i |
| Attendance: | 4,064 |
| Television: | ESPN+ & ESPNU |
| Different Previous: | 2022 |
| Different Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Big West Conference men's volleyball tournament is a postseason men's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It was held April 20 through April 22, 2023 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.
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.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9-1 | 1–1 vs. LBSU, points vs. LBSU won 144 to 141 | ||
| 2 | 9-1 | 1-1 vs. Hawaii, point vs. Hawaii lost 141 to 144 | ||
| 3 | 6–4 | – | ||
| 4 | 3–7 | – | ||
| 5 | 2–8 | – | ||
| 6 | 1–9 | – |
The 1st Round and Semifinal matches were televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+. The final was broadcast on ESPNU.
| Time Network | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, April 20 | |||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 4 UCSB vs. No. 5 UC San Diego | 3-2 (25-1,8, 23–25, 15–21, 20–25, 15–12)[2] | 1,008 | Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin | |
| 7:30 pm^ ESPN+ | No. 3 UC Irvine vs. No. 6 CSUN | 3-0 (25-21, 25–22, 25–18) | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, April 21 | |||||
| 5:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 4 UCSB | 3-0 (25-18, 25–19, 25–18)[3] | 2,543 | Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin | |
| 7:30 pm ESPN+ | No. 2 Long Beach State vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 0-3 (21-25, 17–25, 20–25)[4] | |||
| Championship – Saturday, April 22 | |||||
| 7:00 pm ESPNU | No. 1 Hawai'i vs. No. 3 UC Irvine | 3-1 (25-18, 21–25, 25–13, 25–22)[5] | 4,064 | Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett | |
| Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||