They finished the season 20 – 10 , 12 – 4 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season championship . As the No. 1 seed in the Big West Tournament , they defeated UC Davis and Long Beach State to earn the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 15 seed in the Midwest Region , they lost in the First Round to No. 2-seeded and No. 5-ranked Ohio State
Big West Tournament
2010 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team