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This Week in the Big West - March 26-April 1, 2012
3/26/2012
Conference play kicks off for baseball, softball and women's water polo this week. As the calendar turns on another month, a little over three weeks remain until the first championship of the spring season, with the Big West Women's Golf Championship April 22-24 in San Luis Obispo.
Baseball
Conference play begins this weekend with Cal Poly owning the best record in the Big West at 16-8 entering the week, followed by preseason favorites Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine at 14-8.
Once again, select home contests will be broadcast by institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.
Baseball Weekly Release #7
Softball
The race for the Big West crown begins this weekend with defending Big West champs Pacific entering the week with a conference-best 18-11 record, followed by surprising UC Riverside at 15-15.
Once again, select home contests will be broadcast by institutions on BigWest.TV, the conference's video streaming initiative in partnership with CBS College Sports.
Softball Weekly Release #8
Men's & Women's Tennis
Cal Poly hosts Pacific in a key men's match and UC Irvine welcomes Cal State Northridge in an important women's match as the conference tennis schedule heats up going down the home stretch.
Tennis Weekly Release #9
Track & Field
The Cal-Nevada Championships dominate the schedule with Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside & UC Santa Barbara all traveling to Claremont.
Track & Field Weekly Release #5
Women's Water Polo
Preseason favorite UC Irvine owns the best non-conference record heading into the first weekend of conference play at 17-5, followed by UC Santa Barbara at 14-11 and UC Davis at 12-11 and riding a seven-match win streak.
Women's Water Polo Weekly Release #10
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This Week in the Big West is the one-stop listing of the top matches taking place across the Big West Conference! Each week, This Week in the Big West will highlight the games that fans won’t want to miss and critical match-ups home or away in one location. Keep in touch with the happenings around the conference!
Baseball rankings based on Baseball American & ESPN/USA Today polls.
Softball rankings based on ESPN.com/USA Softball & NFCA/USA Today polls.
Tennis rankings based on ITA rankings
Women's water polo rankings based on CWPA poll.
* - conclusion of Game 2 from Saturday, March 30.
+ - schedule change.
[1] - Oregon Duck Classic (Eugene, OR) - LBSU, UCD, PAC participating.
[2] - Anteater Invitational (Dove Canyon, CA) - CSF, CSUN, LBSU, UCI, UCR participating.
[3] - at Las Vegas, NV.
[4] - PING/ASU Invitational (Tempe, AZ) - UCD participating.
[5] - Titan Twilight Open (Fullerton, CA) - CSF participating.
[6] - at Fresno, CA.
[7] - Cal-Nevada Championships (Claremont, CA) - CSF, CSUN, LBSU, UCI, UCR, UCSB participating.
[8] - Bulldog Invitational (Fresno, CA) - CP, UCD participating.
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