| Year: | 2023 |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Division: | 1 |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Arena: | Walter Pyramid |
| City: | Long Beach, California |
| Champions: | Hawai'i |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Robyn Ah Mow |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Amber Igiede |
| Mvpteam: | Hawai'i |
| Television: | ESPN+ |
| Different Previous: | None |
| Different Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Big West Conference women's volleyball tournament is the first postseason women's volleyball tournament for the Big West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. It was held November 22 through November 25, 2023 at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California.[1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament.
The top six teams (except UC San Diego) were eligible for the postseason, with the top two seeds receiving byes to the semifinals. UC San Diego can not participate in playoffs because they are in their last year of reclassification to DI. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2]
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Santa Barabara | 17-1 | – | |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 14-4 | 46-15 set record | |
| 3 | Cal Poly | 14–4 | 46-29 set record | |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 13–5 | – | |
| 5 | UC Irvine | 9–9 | – | |
| 6 | UC Davis | 8–10 | – |
The 1st Round and Semifinal matches were televised on Spectrum Hawai'i and simulcast on ESPN+.
| Time Network | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Broadcasters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, November 22 | |||||
| 4:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 4 Long Beach State vs. No. 5 UC Irvine | 3-2[4] (25–16, 25-27, 25–14, 22–25, 15–10) | 1,098[5] | Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero[6] | |
| 7:00 pm^ ESPN+ | No. 3 Cal Poly vs. No. 6 UC Davis | 3-2[7] (19–25, 20-25, 25–19, 25–22, 15–13) | |||
| Semifinals – Friday, November 24 | |||||
| 4:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 1 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 4 Long Beach State | 2-3 (24–26, 25-23, 17–25, 25–16, 12–15) | 1,677 | Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero | |
| 7:00 pm ESPN+ | No. 2 Hawai'i vs. Cal Poly | 3-0 (25–17, 25-18, 26–24) | |||
| Championship – Saturday, November 25 | |||||
| 5:00 pm ESPNU | No. 4 Long Beach Sate vs. No. 2 Hawai'i | 3-0 (24–26, 15–25, 10-25) | 2,137 | Madison Fizpatrick & Rob Espero | |
| Game times are PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||