The conference tournaments in the GNAC, PacWest, and CCAA all take place up and down the West Coast this week, with tournament champions crowned on Saturday. The six champions – three women, three men -- will earn automatic berths into the NCAA West Regionals, which begin the following week.
For those interested in following all six tournaments we are providing the tournament schedules here for convenience.
The CCAA tournaments got underway on Tuesday evening with quarterfinal games contested at campus sites. The CCAA semis and finals are Friday and Saturday in Pomona, Calif.
The GNAC and PacWest tournaments are Thursday through Saturday. The GNAC event will be held at the University of Alaska Anchorage, while the PWC tourney will be held on the campus of Cal Baptist University in Riverside, Calif.
All game times listed below are local to the competition site.
MEN’S TOURNAMENTS
GNAC
March 1-3
Anchorage, AK
Thursday, March 1
No. 6 Central Washington vs. No. 3 Saint Martin’s, Noon (GNAC.tv)
No. 5 Alaska Anchorage vs. No. 4 Seattle Pacific, 2:15 p.m. (GNAC.tv)
Friday, March 2
Winner of 3/6 game vs. No. 2 Western Washington, Noon (GNAC.tv)
Winner of 4/5 game vs. No. 1 Western Oregon, 2:15 p.m. (GNAC.tv)
Saturday, March 3
Championship Game, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN3)
PacWest
March 1-3
Riverside, CA
Thursday, March 1
No. 6 Chaminade vs. No. 3 Azusa Pacific, 5 p.m.
No. 5 Concordia-Irvine vs. No. 4 Pont Loma, 7:15 p.m.
Friday, March 2
3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Cal Baptist, 5 p.m.
4/5 winner vs. No. 1 Dixie State, 7:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
Championship Game, 4:30 p.m.
CCAA
March 1-3
Quarterfinals at Campus Sites
Semis/Finals at Pomona, CA
Tuesday, Feb. 27
No. 1 Cal Poly Pomona 73, No. 8 Cal State Dominguez Hills, 60
No. 2 Chico State 84, No. 7 Cal State San Bernardino 63
No. 3 UC San Diego 82, No. 6 Stanislaus State 81 (2OT)
No. 5 San Francisco State 69, No. 4 Cal State San Marcos 66 (2OT)
Friday, March 2
No. 1 Cal Poly Pomona vs. No. 5 San Francisco State, 12:05 p.m.
No. 2 Chico State vs. No. 3 UC San Diego, 2:35 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
Championship Game, 5:05 p.m.
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENTS
GNAC
March 1-3
Anchorage, Ak
Thursday, March 1
No. 5 Central Washington vs. No. 4 Montana State Billings, 5:15 p.m. (GNAC.tv)
No. 6 Simon Fraser vs. No. 3 Seattle Pacific, 7:30 p.m. (GNAC.tv)
Friday, March 2
4/5 winner vs. No. 1 Northwest Nazarene, 5:15 p.m. (GNAC.tv)
3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Alaska Anchorage, 7:30 p.m. (GNAC.tv)
Saturday, March 3
Championship Game, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN3)
PacWest
March 1-3
Riverside, CA
Thursday, March 1
No. 6 Dominican vs. No. 3 Cal Baptist, 12:30 p.m.
No. 5 Point Loma vs. No. 4 Concordia-Irvine, 2:45 p.m.
Friday, March 2
3/6 winner vs. No. 2 Hawaii Pacific, 12:30 p.m.
4/5 winner vs. No. 1 Azusa Pacific, 2:45 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
Championship Game, 2 p.m.
CCAA
March 1-5
Quarterfinals at Campus Sites
Semis/Finals at Pomona, CA
Tuesday, Feb. 27
No. 1 UC San Diego 69, No. 8 Sonoma State 52
No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona 80, No. 7 Cal State Dominguez Hills 67
No. 3 Humboldt State 54, No. 6 Cal State East Bay 53
No. 4 Chico State 78, No. 5 Cal State LA 62
Friday, March 2
No. 1 UC San Diego vs. No. 4 Chico State, 5:35 p.m.
No. 2 Cal Poly Pomona vs. No. 3 Humboldt State, 8:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 3
Championship Game, 7:35 p.m.
