The 1992

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was held March 13–15 at the

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defeated in the final, 74–73, capturing their first Big West title. Three-time defending champions

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did not participate in this year's tournament due to NCAA sanctions. The Aggies subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament.

Format

There were no changed to the tournament format for this season, with the Big West maintaining an eight-team tournament. In turn, only the top eight teams, based on regular season conference records, qualified for the tournament field.

, who finished first in the regular season standings, were barred from participating due to NCAA sanctions. All eight teams were entered in the initial round, paired and seeded based on record.

Bracket

References

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