Irvine, Calif. — The Big West postseason competition slate has been set for 2023-24, continuing in the tradition of campus sites or institution-hosted Championships for the bulk of the NCAA-qualifying events.
No fewer than four member-institutions are in this year's championship rotation: Cal Poly plays host for cross country in the fall, as well as track & field in the spring to bookend the competition calendar. UC San Diego is set to showcase the Canyonview Aquatic Center in the Tritons' first Big West hosted event in the comeback season for men's water polo. Also hosting an inaugural event, Long Beach State's Walter Pyramid is set for the site of the 2023 Big West Women's Volleyball Championship. UC Davis gets the nod for women's water polo, with the Aggies hosting the Championship for the third time (2012, '17). Other on-campus competition will take place on men's and women's soccer fields across the league, still to be determined based on regular-season standings and seedings.
Neutral site venues include the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif., the site of the 2024 Big West Tennis Championships for the third consecutive season, as well as a third-straight event at LaQuinta Country Club for men's golf. The women return to Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas for back-to-back years.
The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev., will showcase the 2024 Big West Basketball Championships in March, featuring a new eight-team bracket and four days of competition for both the men and the women.
The Aggies hosting of the Big West Women's Water Polo Championship is the lone postseason competition that UC Davis is scheduled to host, but there is potential for both men's and women's soccer to host based on final standings and seedings within conference.
Additional championship sites and ticket information will be announced in the coming weeks.
2024 BIG WEST WOMEN'S WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2024 Big West Women's Water Polo Championship will see all eight teams converge on Schaal Aquatics Center on the campus of UC Davis April 26-28, with an eye to the championship trophy.
The quarterfinals are set to be played on Friday, April 26, with advancing teams back in the pool for semifinal competition Saturday. The final two teams will square off on Sunday, April 28 to battle for league superiority.
In 2023, No. 1 seed UC Irvine downed second-seeded Hawai'i in overtime by a final score of 10-9 in the championship matchup to secure its second straight title. The meeting marked the fifth consecutive season where the Anteaters and Rainbow Wahine dueled to the finish, with Hawai'i claiming victory in 2019 and '21.
BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
Complete information regarding all Big West Championship dates and sites can be further read HERE.
