Well, the "banner" year for the MWC ended with a thud in the NCAA Tournament. As I stated earlier, the conference would go 2-4, with UNLV and SDSU bowing out in round 1 and with New Mexico and BYU both dropping second round games to BCS conference opponents (and both lost by double-digits against that BCS conference foe). I suppose MWC fans can find solace in the fact that all of the teams that beat them are in the Sweet 16, ie. at least they lost to 4 really good teams. Georgetown can't really say that, now can they?
No matter how you look at it, the MWC is closer to the big boys than they have been in the past. The top 4 teams are improving. The bottom 5, however, aren't helping the top 4 get tournament-ready.
Congrats to BYU on getting their first NCAA Tournament win in 17 years. Congrats to New Mexico on their successful return to the tournament, at least until they lost to a double-digit seed by double-digits. Congrats to UNLV for losing to a team that was good enough to beat Kansas. Congrats to SDSU for their return to the tournament (their 6th appearance ever) and giving Tennessee all they wanted.
Later this week I'll post a BRIEF recap of each MWC team's season and the outlook for next year (with a long recap and outlook for BYU).
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