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The Big West Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Championships – Oct. 31, 2025
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Championships Central >>>
Location: Queen Kapi’olani Regional Park | Honolulu
Championship Format: Eight men’s teams (8K race) / Ten women’s teams (6K race)
Defending Champions: Cal Poly (men) / Cal Poly (women)
Notable: Cal Poly swept the men’s and women’s championships for the third straight season. The Championships are set to be contested on O’ahu for the first time since 2016 and the third time in history.
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Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 31
Men's 8K
Women's 6K
(awards ceremony to follow after the conclusion of the women's race)
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The Big West Women’s Soccer Championship – November 2, 6 & 9, 2025
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Championship Central >>>
First Round Location: Hosted by higher seeds at campus sites
Semifinals and Final Location: Hosted by regular-season champion
Championship Format: Top six teams competing (top two teams receive a first-round bye)
Defending Champion: UC Santa Barbara
Notable: No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara earned its third Big West crown after outlasting No. 5 seed Cal State Bakersfield 8-7 in penalty kicks.
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Schedule
First Round - Sunday, Nov. 2
Game 1 | No. 5 seed at No. 4 seed
Game 2 | No. 6 seed at No. 3 seed
Semifinals - Thursday, Nov. 6
Game 3 | Game 1 winner at No. 1 seed
Game 4 | Game 2 winner vs. No. 2 seed
Final - Sunday, Nov. 9
Championship Match
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The Big West Men’s Soccer Championship – November 5, 8 & 14, 2025
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Hosted by higher seeds at campus sites
Championship Format: Top six teams competing (top two teams receive a first-round bye)
Defending Champion: UC Davis
Notable: 2024’s trophy-hoisting campaign for No. 4 seed UC Davis was their first ever, downing second-seeded UC Santa Barbara for the title. Both the Aggies and Gauchos earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament brackets for their efforts on the season.
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Schedule
First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 5
Game 1 | No. 5 seed at No. 4 seed
Game 2 | No. 6 seed at No. 3 seed
Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 8
Game 3 | Game 1 winner at No. 1 seed
Game 4 | Game 2 winner vs. No. 2 seed
Final - Friday, Nov. 14
Championship Match (highest seed hosts)
- schedule subject to change, based on final seedings -
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The Big West Men’s Water Polo Championship – November 21-23, 2025
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Anteater Aquatics Complex | Irvine, Calif.
Championship Format: Six teams competing (top two teams receive a first-round bye)
Defending Champion: Long Beach State
Notable: Fifth-seeded Long Beach State outlasted No. 3 seed UC San Diego, 10-8, for their third Big West title and a first since 1975.
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Schedule
Quarterfinals - Friday, Nov. 21
Game 1 | No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
Game 2 | No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 22
Game 3 | No. 1 seed vs. Game 1 winner
Game 4 | No. 2 seed vs. Game 2 winner
Final - Sunday, Nov. 23
Game 5 | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
- schedule subject to change, based on final seedings -
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The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women's Volleyball Championship – November 26, 28 & 29, 2025
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Walter Pyramid | Long Beach, Calif.
Championship Format: Top six teams competing (top two teams receive a first-round bye)
Defending Champion: Hawai`i
Notable: Hawai`i claimed their 31st straight post-season appearance in 2024 after defeating top-seeded Cal Poly in the championship finale.
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Schedule
First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 26
Game 1 | No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
Game 2 | No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 28
Game 3 | No. 1 seed vs. Game 2 winner
Game 4 | No. 2 seed vs. Game 1 winner
Final - Saturday, Nov. 29
Game 5 | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
- schedule subject to change, based on final seedings -
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The Big West Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships – February 11-14, 2026
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Championships Central >>>
Location: CRWC Natatorium | Houston, Texas
Championship Format: Six men’s teams / seven women’s teams
Defending Champions: UC Santa Barbara took home the men’s and women’s team titles in the sport’s first year back since 2010.
Notable: Three affiliate members are set to make their Big West debut, splashing down in Houston. GCU (men), San Diego (women) and Seattle U (men & women) are set to join the fray from the CRWC.
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Schedule
Day 1 – Wednesday, Feb. 11
Day 2 – Thursday, Feb. 12
Day 3 – Friday, Feb. 13
Day 4 – Saturday, Feb. 14
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The 2026 Big West Basketball Championships presented by Credit Union 1 – March 11-14, 2026
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Championship Central: Men | Women
Location: Lee’s Family Forum | Henderson, Nev.
Championship Format: Top eight men’s and women’s teams competing (3-4 seeds receive a bye to the quarterfinals, 1-2 seeds receive a bye to the semifinals)
Defending Champions: UC San Diego (men) / UC San Diego (women)
Notable: The Tritons took home both the men’s and women’s titles in their first year of Division I eligibility. UCSD became the first school ever with both genders earning qualification into the NCAA Tournament in their first possible season.
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Schedule
First Round - Wednesday, March 11
Game 1 (women) | No. 5 seed vs. No. 8 seed
Game 2 (women) | No. 6 seed vs. No. 7 seed
Game 3 (men) | No. 5 seed vs. No. 8 seed
Game 4 (men) | No. 6 seed vs. No. 7 seed
Second Round - Thursday, March 12
Game 5 (women) | No. 4 seed vs. Game 1 winner
Game 6 (women) | No. 3 seed vs. Game 2 winner
Game 7 (men) | No. 4 seed vs. Game 4 winner
Game 8 (men) | No. 3 seed vs. Game 3 winner
Semifinals - Friday, March 13
Game 9 (women) | No. 1 seed vs. Game 5 winner
Game 10 (women) | No. 2 seed vs. Game 6 winner
Game 11 (men) | No. 1 seed vs. Game 7 winner
Game 12 (men) | No. 2 seed vs. Game 8 winner
Final - Saturday, March 14
Game 13 | Women's Championship
Game 14 | Men's Championship
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The Big West Women’s Water Polo Championship – April 10-12, 2026
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Championships Central >>>
Location: Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center | Long Beach, Calif.
Championship Format: Eight team, single-elimination bracket
Defending Champion: Hawai`i
Notable: Hawai`i claimed consecutive conference crowns and its sixth overall Big West title after edging No. 2 Long Beach State in a defensive struggle, 8-6. Shining on the national stage, the Rainbow Wahine would go on to advance to the National Collegiate Championship semifinals for a second-straight season.
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Schedule
Quarterfinals - Friday, April, 10
Game 1 | No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed
Game 2 | No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
Game 3 | No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed
Game 4 | No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
Semifinals - Saturday, April 11
Game 5 | Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 6 | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Final - Sunday, April 12
Game 7 | Championship
- schedule subject to change, based on final seedings -
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The Big West Women’s Golf Championship – April 19-21, 2026
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Ka’anapali Golf Course | Maui, Hawai’i
Championship Format: Nine teams competing in 54 holes of stroke play
Defending Champion: Cal State Fullerton
Notable: Led by individual medalist Kaitlyn Zermeno Smith, the Titans claimed their first-ever Big West Championship trophy and then became the first 10th-seeded team in the NCAA’s six-region era to advance to the NCAA Championships.
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Schedule
Round 1 – Sunday, April 19
Round 2 – Monday, April 20
Round 3 – Tuesday, April 21
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The Big West Men’s & Women’s Tennis Championships – April 21-25, 2026
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Championship Central: Men | Women
Location: Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif.
Championship Formats: Seven men’s teams competing / 10 women’s teams competing
Defending Champions: UC Irvine (men) / UC Santa Barbara (women)
Notable: The UC Irvine men won their sixth overall Big West title and third in the last four year. UC Santa Barbara used a comeback effort to claim their 11th overall title and their third in the last five seasons. Both men’s finalists were joined by the UCSB women in the NCAA Championship brackets in 2025.
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Schedule
Tuesday, April 21 – women's first round
WOMEN – No. 7 seed vs. No. 10 seed
WOMEN – No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed
Wednesday, April 22 – women's quarterfinals/men’s first round
WOMEN – No. 1 seed vs. No. 8/9 winner
WOMEN – No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
WOMEN – No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
WOMEN – No. 2 seed vs. No. 7/10 winner MEN - No. 6 seed vs. No. 7 seed
Thursday, April 23 - women’s semifinals/men’s second round
WOMEN – No. 1/8/9 winner vs. No. 4/5 winner
WOMEN – No. 2/7/10 winner vs. No. 3/6 winner
MEN – No. 1 seed vs. No. 5 seed
MEN – No. 3 seed vs. No. 6/7 winner
Friday, April 24 - women's championship/men's semifinals
WOMEN – Championship Match
MEN – No. 1 seed vs. No. 4/5 winner
MEN – No. 2 seed vs. No. 3/6/7 winner
Saturday, April 25
MEN – Championship Match
- Subject to change -
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The Big West Beach Volleyball Championship – April 23-24, 2026
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Swanson Beach Volleyball Complex | San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Championship Format: Seven teams competing in modified pool play before a six-team single-elimination bracket
Defending Champion: Long Beach State
Notable: The top two seeds from each pool met in the Championship match, where Long Beach State secured a 3-1 victory over Cal Poly. Both programs advanced to the National Collegiate Championship, with the Mustangs making a run to the Semifinals.
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Schedule
Pool Play - Thursday, April 23
Bracket Play - Friday, April 24
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The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2026 Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship – April 23-25, 2026
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Bren Events Center | Irvine, Calif.
Championship Format: Six teams competing (top two teams receive a first-round bye)
Defending Champion: Hawai’i
Notable: The Big West has had a team in each of the last seven National Collegiate Championship finales, with Long Beach State hoisting the program’s fourth trophy in 2025. A national powerhouse in men’s volleyball, The Big West has been home to the last Five National Players of the Year.
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Schedule
First Round - Thursday, April 23
Match 1 | No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
Match 2 | No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
Semifinals - Friday, April 24
Match 3 | No. 1 seed vs. Match 1 winner
Match 4 | No. 2 seed vs. Match 2 winner
Final - Saturday, April 25
Match 5 | Championship Match
- schedule subject to change, based on final seedings -
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The Big West Men’s Golf Championship – May 3-5, 2026
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Championship Central >>>
Location: La Quinta Country Club | La Quinta, Calif.
Championship Format: Ten teams competing in 54 holes of stroke play
Defending Champion: Long Beach State
Notable: Long Beach State won their third-straight Big West men’s title and fourth in the last six years. 2025’s title run came in record-breaking wire-to-wire fashion.
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Schedule
Round 1 - Sunday, May 3
Round 2 - Monday, May 4
Round 3 - Tuesday, May 5
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The Big West Softball Championship – May 6-9, 2026
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Anderson Family Field | Fullerton, Calif.
Championship Format: Top six teams competing (top two teams receive a first-round bye) in double-elimination format
Defending Champion: UC Santa Barbara
Notable: After dropping its first game of the inaugural championship, UC Santa Barbara secured a win in six straight elimination games to capture the first-ever Big West Softball Championship crown. The Gauchos would continue to make history by dramatically clinching their first pair of NCAA Championship victories while advancing to the Los Angeles Regional Final.
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Schedule
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 6
Game 1 | No 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
Game 2 | No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
Game 3 | Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (elimination game)
Day 2 – Thursday, May 7
Game 4 | No. 1 seed vs. Game 1 winner
Game 5 | No. 2 seed vs. Game 2 winner
Game 6 | Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser (elimination game)
Day 3 – Friday, May 8
Game 7 | Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Game 8 | Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 winner (elimination game)
Game 9 | Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner (elimination game)
Day 4 – Saturday, May 9
Game 10 | Championship Game
If-necessary game to follow
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The Big West Men’s & Women’s Track & Field Championships – May 14-16, 2026
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Championships Central >>>
Location: Jack Rose Track | Long Beach, Calif.
Championship Format: 10 men’s teams / 11 women’s teams competing
Defending Champions: Cal Poly (men) / UC Irvine (women)
Notable: The Cal Poly men went back-to-back for the crown and UC Irvine’s women edged out the Mustangs by a slim 1.5 point margin to capture the program’s first-ever title. New in 2026, The Big West Championships are set to be contested on three consecutive days of competition rather than split between two weekends.
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Schedule
Day 1 – Thursday, April 14
Day 2 – Friday, April 15
Day 3 – Saturday, April 16
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The Big West Baseball Championship – May 20-24, 2026
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Championship Central >>>
Location: Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark | Irvine, Calif.
Championship Format: Top five teams competing. Seed Nos. 4 and 5 play a single-elimination game before meeting the No. 1 seed in the four-team, double-elimination bracket.
Defending Champions: Cal Poly
Notable: After forcing the if-necessary game, No. 2 seed Cal Poly secured a 6-4 triumph over top-seeded and 20th-ranked UC Irvine to claim the title. Both the Mustangs and Anteaters earned bids to the national postseason and both advanced to the regional final before bowing out.
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Schedule
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 20
Game 1 | No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed (elimination game)
Day 2 – Thursday, May 21
Game 2 | No. 1 seed vs. Game 1 winner
Game 3 | No 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed
Day 3 – Friday, May 22
Game 4 | Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Game 5 | Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser (elimination game)
Day 4 – Saturday, May 23
Game 6 | Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 winner (elimination game)
Game 7 | Championship Game
Day 5 – Sunday, May 24
If-necessary game
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