Peak Perspective: Is men’s basketball across the conference better than last year?
The Mountain West sent four teams to the NCAA Tournament this year. The conference is 22-55 in NCAA Tourney affairs. Last season, the conference didn't secure any additional units. Since 2012-13, no other season featured more than three top-75 teams. The Mountain Western Conference finished with three Top-50 and five top 75 teams, including Boise State, Colorado State and San Diego State.
The Mountain West has five top-75 teams this season. The conference's top seven teams are 16-12 in Quad 1 or 2 games. It's unclear whether the conference will earn four NCAA bids. Conference play begins Wednesday. The league has three teams that rank in the top 100 in hardest strength-of-schedule and six in top 150. There are also three players that have been injured. They have gone 3-3 with them. This season's postseason is uncertain. The team that won the championship last year is not included. Its chances are dependent on the outlooks of the other Division-I conferences.
