Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. San Diego State (10-6, 3-1) (LW: 5) Comment: Yes, I know Air Force beat them, but it was by three on the road. This is a different San Diego State team than at the beginning of the season. Last week’s results: Won […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. Air Force (14-1, 2-0) (LW: 2) Comment: When do you think the Zoomies will get the credit they deserve? Last week’s results: Beat BYU 75-59, beat SDSU 65-62. What we liked: On national television, Air Force beat up a pretty good BYU […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel Mountain West Power Poll 1. Colorado State (11-2) Preseason ranking: 9 Best win: 83-82 vs. Colorado. It’s the Buffs’ only loss this season and it’s always nice to beat the in-state rival. Worst loss: 71-67 at Kansas State. The Wildcats are 8-1 right […]

Mountain West Conference 2005-06 Preview by John Eisel Here’s the bad news for Mountain West Conference fans: Most likely, your team is down this year. The good news? So is everybody else. The conference lost two of its best players ever as Utah’s Andrew Bogut and New Mexico’s Danny Granger […]

Mountain West Conference 2004-05 Recap by John Eisel 2005 was the year of the Utah Utes in the Mountain West Conference. After Alex Smith led the football Utes to an undefeated season, a blow out win in a BCS bowl and a No. 4 ranking at the end of the […]

Mountain West Conference Tournament Preview by John Eisel I don’t understand the reasoning behind the time schedule for the first round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament, in terms of both exposure and ticket sales. Wyoming will have the most fans buying tickets for the games, yet the conference has […]

Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel Mountain West Conference Power Poll 1. Utah (22-3, 10-0 MWC) It almost seems pointless continuing. It’s Utah and then everybody else. Hopefully they can actually win an NCAA Tournament game- they’d be only the third in conference history. That’s not good. 2. New […]

Mountain West Conference 2003-04 Recap by John Eisel Mountain West Conference Power Poll 1. Utah (17-3, 5-0) 2. Air Force (12-7, 3-1) 3. San Diego State (9-8, 3-1) 4. UNLV (9-7, 2-2) 5. Wyoming (10-8, 2-3) 6. New Mexico (14-5, 1-3) 7. Colorado State (9-9, 1-4) 8. BYU (7-13, 1-4) […]

Mountain West Conference Power Poll by John Eisel Wow, what an eventful week. UNM’s Danny Granger hurts his knee against Wyoming, got surgery, will be back. SDSU’s Wesley Stokes doesn’t take care of his grades, won’t be back. Colorado State’s Dwight Boatner leaves school. He’ll be back, just not with […]

Mountain West Conference 2003-04 Recap by John Eisel Mountain West Conference Early Season Power Poll 1. New Mexico (10-1) Preseason Rank: 4 We find out what the Lobos are all about against the Demon Deacons. What we liked: They’re beating the teams they’re supposed to beat, and soundly. What we […]