Already decided:
#1 New Mexico
#2 BYU
#7 TCU
#8 Wyoming
#9 Air Force
So New Mexico plays the winner of the play-in game between Wyoming and Air Force. BYU plays TCU, a replay of the game to be played this weekend.
3-6 will be decided this weekend. UNLV should wrap up the 3 seed. All they have to do is beat Wyoming at home. That puts SDSU in 4th, whether they win at Air Force or not. The winner of Utah at CSU gets 5.
UNLV wraps it up with a 20-point shellacking of Wyoming. This win, though it doesn't really mean anything to the committee, will probably be the one that secures them a single-digit seed in the NCAA Tournament. Rebels over Cowboys, 81-61. 3-seed, Rebels.
SDSU cruises through the Air Force game. Air Force has struggled to score 50 points of late. SDSU has been playing better offensively the past 2 or 3 weeks, but they are always a defensive-minded team first. Aztecs stay on the right side of the bubble with a big win on the road, 68-48. 4-seed, Aztecs.
Utah and CSU both need a win. Judging by the Utes poor performance last night and the loss of their "10-foot wall" in the middle (Foster sprained his ankle in the second half against BYU), they should limp in and out of Fort Collins. But wouldn't it be just like Boylen's Utes to surprise us all and pull out a victory against all odds? Sorry, the Runnin' Utes look more like the Walk-It-Up-And-Run-Clock-So-We-Can-End-This-Miserable-Game-Already Utes. Of course, CSU is in the middle of a 5-game winning streak, so this might be the time. I think CSU wins on Senior Night, 64-56. 5-seed, Rams. 6-seed, Utes.
BYU over TCU in front of 500 TCU fans, and 1,500 Cougar fans, 81-60. BYU is playing good team offense the past few games, and if some shots start falling for Haws and Tavernari, they'll get back into the 80's just in time for the MWC and NCAA Tournaments. Their defense has been pretty solid most of the year, particularly against the bottom of the league. They don't need Jimmer this game, but he'll probably put in a good 25 minutes and drop 25 points. He'll remind people why he was the frontrunner for MWC Player of the Year, even at 80%. I still don't think he gets the award, but, hey, he is by far the best point guard in the league.
That would put the MWC Tournament
New Mexico vs. Wyoming/Air Force
SDSU vs. CSU
BYU vs. TCU
UNLV vs. Utah
Every single matchup in the first round was a season sweep. Only in UNLV-Utah was the lower seed the one that swept. The first round is on the Mtn Network on Thursday afternoon and evening. The second round is on CBS-College Sports on Friday evening. The championship game is on Versus on Saturday at 4pm Pacific Time.
What do you all think: CSU or Utah as the 5-seed?
i feel bad when no one responds, so I'll answer your question. CSU.
ReplyDeleteCSU wins big. Boylen may see his Utah career over.
ReplyDeleteIt won't end Boylen's career. He gets at least one MWC tourney game and they might (cross your fingers) get a CIT (formerly CBI) bid! We're number 98! We're number 98!
ReplyDeletePlus, Utah can't afford to buy him out of his contract this year, Giacoletti is still on the payroll.
Utah wins big in a classless fashion!!
ReplyDeleteHow about BYU locking up the deseret duel already?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteKinda crazy with baseball and softball still yet to play 6 games, tennis matches, and another gymnastics meet, the "Duel" is already decided. But I guess when BYU sweeps football, men's and women's hoops, and soccer, they should have it wrapped up.
ReplyDeleteFor a web site to watch the games, I recommend channelsurfing.net. It has a lot of games, but I have noticed that ALL MWC games that are on the Mtn, CBS-CS, and Versus are available at that web site.
http://www.justin.tv/rhinox999 is a website where a BYU fan streams most byu football and basketball games. The only issue with it is the video can get choppy because he streams at such a high quality. For those of us that don't have top of the line speedy internet you get 5-10 secs of action followed by a similar period of audio only. However it is better than just listening because you get an idea of what is going on and you can see some of the action. If you have a really high internet connection than I have heard it streams beautifully.
ReplyDeleteThere you go