1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsFresno State (3rd title)
Winning coachBoyd Grant (3rd title)
MVPRichie Adams (UNLV)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
1983–84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 UNLV16–2 .88929–6  .829
UC Irvine14–4 .77819–10  .655
Fresno State†13–5 .72225–8  .758
Utah State12–6 .66719–11  .633
New Mexico State9–9 .50013–15  .464
Cal State Fullerton8–10 .44417–13  .567
San Jose State6–12 .33310–18  .357
Long Beach State6–12 .3339–19  .321
UC Santa Barbara5–13 .27810–17  .370
Pacific1–17 .0563–27  .100
† 1984 PCAA tournament winner

The 1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 8–10 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[1]

Third-seeded Fresno State upset top-seeded, defending champions UNLV in the final, 51–49, thus capturing their third PCAA/Big West title (and third in four seasons).

The Bulldogs, in turn, received a bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament, the program's third overall. UNLV, PCAA tournament runners-up, were also included in the NCAA field.

Format

The tournament field remained the same as 1983, with eight total teams, despite the addition of one new team (New Mexico State, from the Missouri Valley) to the PCAA. Instead, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the conference tournament.

All eight teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 8 		Semifinals
Friday, March 9 		Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1 #10 UNLV 70
8 San José State 55
1 #10 UNLV 91
4 Utah State 78
5 New Mexico State 77
4 Utah State 79
1 #10 UNLV 49
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Fresno State 51
3 Fresno State 53
6 Cal State Fullerton 51
3 Fresno State 71
2 UC Irvine 57
7 Long Beach State 65
2 UC Irvine 72

References

  1. ↑ "1983-84 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
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