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2026 Championships Central >>><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Men’s Basketball Championship Central >>><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Interactive Bracket >>><\/a>\u00a0 Both semifinal games will air live on national TV with the 6 p.m. game on ESPNU and the 8:30 p.m. game on ESPN2. Saturday\u2019s championship game will be featured on\u00a0ESPN2 with a 7 p.m. start.<\/p>\n Now that you know when your favorite team is set to compete, The Big West is encouraging fans to go to Henderson! A limited time flash sale offering 20 percent off single-session tickets starts now, with the offer expiring on Sunday, March 8 at Noon. Act fast\u00a0and\u00a0beat the buzzer\u00a0for this exclusive discount at bigwest.org\/26bkbtix <\/a>by using the code FLASH20 at checkout.\u00a0<\/p>\n The winner of the 2026 Credit Union 1 Big West Men\u2019s Basketball Championship earns the league\u2019s automatic berth into the 2026 NCAA Division I Championship. 2026 Credit Union 1 Big West Men\u2019s Basketball Championship Second Round – Thursday, March 12 Semifinals – Friday, March 13 Final – Saturday, March 14
\nThe bracket has been set for the 2026 Credit Union 1 Big West Men\u2019s Basketball Championship, held March 11-14 at Lee\u2019s Family Forum in Henderson, Nev. \u00a0
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\nIn its third year of being an eight-team four-day format, The Big West Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Basketball Championships return to Lee\u2019s Family Forum in Henderson, Nev. for the fifth consecutive year.
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\nUC Irvine and Hawai\u2018i receive double-byes into Friday\u2019s semifinal round. UC Irvine owns the tiebreaker over Hawai’i should they tie in the final standings. The Anteaters take the No. 1 seed, while Hawai\u2018i will get the No. 2 seed.
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\nCal State Fullerton (17-15), CSUN (19-13) and UC San Diego (22-10) finished the season with the same league mark of 12-8. With tiebreaking procedures, the Titans and Matadors receive single-byes into Thursday\u2019s second round as the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds, respectively, and the Tritons earn the No. 5 seed.
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\nUC San Diego will get things started in Wednesday\u2019s first round game at 6 p.m. PT against the No. 8 seed Cal Poly (14-18, 10-10 BW). The two teams split their regular season matchups, with each winning on their respective home courts,
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\nThe other side first-round matchup is between No. 6 seed UC Davis (18-13, 11-9 BW) against No. 7 seed UC Santa Barbara (18-13, 11-9 BW). The Aggies won both games against the Gauchos in the regular season.
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\nAll games from Lee\u2019s Family Forum will be seen on ESPN Networks, with the first and second round contests on ESPN+. Steve Quis (play-by-play) and Richie Schueler (analyst) are on the call for the first two days of action. Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Corey Williams (analyst) then take over for Friday\u2019s semifinals and Saturday night\u2019s championship tilt. Audio call of the game will be available on Sirius XM channel 380 for the first three days. The championship will be on Sirius XM College Sports channel 84.<\/p>\n
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\nIn 2025, No. 1 seed UC San Diego\u00a0defeated No. 2 seed UC Irvine in the title game, 75-61, to win its a championship in its first year of postseason eligibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nFirst Round – Wednesday, March 11
\n6 p.m. | No. 5 seed UC San Diego vs. No. 8 seed Cal Poly
\n8:30 p.m. | No. 6 seed UC Davis vs. No. 7 seed UC Santa Barbara<\/p>\n
\n6 p.m. | No. 4 \u00a0seed CSUN vs. Game 1 winner
\n8:30 p.m. | No. 3 seed Cal State Fullerton vs. Game 2 winner<\/p>\n
\n6 p.m. | No. 1 seed UC Irvine vs. Game 3 winner
\n8:30 p.m. | No. 2 seed Hawai\u2018i vs. Game 4 winner<\/p>\n
\n7 p.m. | Championship Game
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