Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Basics Format For the second season in a row, the Big West is using a stepladder bracket, which didn’t quite do its job, as fourth-seeded Long Beach State reached the NCAAs (despite announcing the firing head coach Dan Monson before the conference tournament—he’s at Eastern Washington now).

Seeds 10-15 start the five-day event at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Here's today's schedule, bracket, TV, streaming.