The West Coast Conference announced on Monday, March 26th that the men’s basketball conference schedule will be reduced from 18 to 16 games, and the top four teams in the conference will receive double-byes into the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
Under the new system, teams will play home-and-homes against seven opponents and either home or away games against the two other opponents.
For the conference Tournament, the first round will still consist of the #7 vs. 10 and #8 vs. 9 matchups, but the second round will only feature the winners of those games facing the #5 and #6 seeds instead of four quarterfinal games.