Despite strong seasons, the selection committee didn’t reward the Atlantic 10 and Mountain West conferences with many good seeds.
Tag: Mountain West
Bracket Breakdown: Mock Tournament 9.0
For many teams, today will be the last chance to improve their at-large profile or earn an automatic bid. Several teams still have more work to do in the waning hours before Selection Sunday.
Why You Need to Watch the Mountain West Tournament
Ranked higher than the Pac-10 in RPI, the Mountain West could get as many as four teams into the NCAA Tournament, and San Diego State’s performance in Vegas will largely determine that outcome.
Bracket Breakdown: Long-Range Assassins Your Team Wants to Avoid
A handful of likely NCAA Tournament teams are great at hitting three-pointers, which isn’t so great for the favored teams trying to make a deep run.
Bracket Breakdown: Why Your Team Really Wants a Top Three Seed
A run to the Final Four requires talent, but the luck of the draw doesn’t hurt.
Utah: Slap Earns Henderson One-Game Suspension
Freshman starter Marshall Henderson slapped a sassy BYU player in the Utes’ 82-69 loss, earning a mandatory one-game suspension.
Bracket Breakdown: Pac-10’s Struggles Will Benefit Mountain West, Atlantic 10
While the Pac-10 is in danger of becoming a one-bid conference this season, the Atlantic 10 and Mountain West could put as many as nine teams into the NCAA Tournament. How is that possible?
Mountain West Notebook – A So-So Lobo Return
The view from the Mountain is about what you would expect at this point in the season. Collectively the Mountain West Conference is 52-20 as of December 7.
San Diego State Gets Hot in Great Alaska Shootout
The Aztecs left sunny San Diego for a real taste of winter in snowy, Anchorage, Alaska to participate in the Great Alaska Shootout. They warmed up Sullivan Arena with three victories in three days to capture the 2008 championship.
Mountain West Preview
Mountain West Conference 2008-09 Preview by Brad Best Things are looking up in the Mountain West Conference. With only a handful of premier players moving on to either the next level or the rest of their lives, the conference as a whole is set up for even greater success. The […]