Mid year projections:

[kansasCowboy]

End of the year standings:

1. SDSU. 25-5; 15-3
2. BOIS. 24-7; 14-4
3. USU. 23-7; 13-5
4. UNM. 22-8; 13-5
5. UNLV. 21-10; 12-6
6. WYO. 19-12; 10-8
7. CSU. 17-13; 9-9
8. Fres. 15-16; 8-10
9. AFA. 9-20; 3-15
10. SJS. 8-22; 2-16
11. Nev. 7-24; 1-15

Overall:

1. SDS 30-6 NCAA, conference champ
2. BSU 28-9 NCAA
3. USU 24-9 NCAA
4. UNM 22-10, NCAA
5. UNLV 24-12, NIT
6. WYO 22-14, CBI
7. CSU 19-15, CBI
8. FSU 15-16
9. AFA 9-21
10. SJS 8-23
11. Nev 7-25

Looks about right to me...

 

[TheRealUW]

I agree with you that SDSU is the favorite to win the regular season conference title. They've easily been the most consistent team so far. I think you have Utah State slightly too high. From what I've seen, New Mexico is a better team than USU and while UNLV started the season in disasterous fashion, they have began to hit their stride and have looked great lately. I expect both of those teams to finish ahead of USU. The only other major disagreement I have is with Nevada finishing last. I haven't been overly impressed with them, but they are surely better than both Air Force and San Jose State. I would be shocked if Nevada finished behind either of those two teams.

Here's my prediction for how things shake out:

1. SDSU 23-7; 13-5; NCAA at-large bid
2. Boise State 23-8; 13-5; NCAA at-large bid
3. New Mexico 21-9; 12-6; NCAA at-large bid
4. UNLV 20-11; 11-7; NCAA automatic bid (conference tournament champion)
5. Utah State 21-9; 11-7; NIT
6. Wyoming 18-13; 9-9; CBI
7. CSU 18-13; 9-9; CBI
8. Fresno St 15-16; 8-10
9. Nevada 12-19; 7-11
10. Air Force 10-19; 4-14
11. SJSU 9-21; 3-15

UNLV won't be an NCAA team unless they win the conference tournament. Depending on how that plays out, the MWC will most likely be a 3 or 4 bid league this season. UNLV's home court advantage in the tournament combined with there not being a dominant team in the conference this season make them the odds on favorite to win the conference tournament in my mind. I really don't see any team in the MWC getting higher than about a 9 seed in the tourney this year. Can't wait for conference play to start!

 

[stymeman]

seems about right, sure hope we do more damage in conf season, but we'll see, still way better than where Heath had this programs just a few years ago.
Merry Christmas all

 

[NowherePoke]

My ranking:

1. SDSU - Defense. Should be at-large NCAA bid.
2. UNM - Bairstow and Kirk up front are unmatched in the league. Decent shot at an at-large NCAA bid.
3. BSU - Great offensively. An example for the Pokes on how to win with limited frontcourt size. Bubble team.
4. UNLV - So much talent and they play defense. They will start to figure it out on offense. Wouldn't surprise me if they finish higher than this. Very low OOC RPI and weak MWC means that their only chance at the tourney in the MWCT..convenient that they have homecourt then.
5. USU - NIT bound without Shaw.
6. WYO - Probably optimistic, but Nance is a stud and the Pokes are well coached on both sides of the ball. They lack the size and athleticism to hang with the top teams but will catch a couple of them napping at some point.
7. CSU - Avila is exactly what we needed to sign in the offseason and did not. Credit to Eustachy. Inexperienced team that will continue to improve.
8. Nevada - AJ West is an important addition. Sucks for the MWC that Nevada didn't have him for the OOC portion.
9. Fresno - Just not impressed. Results don't match the talent level.
10. SJSU - Remember how Boise sucked 2 years ago with a bunch of young talent. SJSU isn't quite that talented, but there are some similarities. Wojcik will have them moving up the ranks soon.
11. AFA - Rebuilding year for AFA.

 

[J-Rod]

Boise State is pretty good, but 28 wins? Holy hell.....I don't know about that. 21-24 or so.

 

[kansasCowboy]

Boise State is pretty good, but 28 wins? Holy hell.....I don't know about that. 21-24 or so.

Everything matches up well on their schedule. 24 wins by the end of regular season. Two wins in the conf tourney losing to SDS in the championship, then I think they pull two more wins in the NCAA.