This is part 30 of a 32-part series covering each conference and conference tournament. These previews are meant to provide every bracketologist with the information they need to make informed projections about the teams of the conference.
The standings:
Weber St 14-6
North Dakota 12-8
Northern Arizona 12-8
Montana 12-8
North Dakota 12-8
Portland St 11-9
Northern Colorado 11-9
Sacramento St 10-10
Eastern Washington 10-10
Montana St 9-11
Idaho St 8-12
Southern Utah 1-19
Tournament format:
Weber State hosts the entire tournament in Ogden, Utah. But somehow, only the top 7 teams get to play in it. In an 11 team conference! It means Eastern Washington (15-16), at 10-10 in the conference, is done for the year. So is Montana St (14-17), Idaho St (11-18), and Southern Utah (2-27). .500 in conference not good enough for the conference tournament...my goodness.
By having 7 teams, the 1 seed gets a bye to the semifinals...and gets the lowest remaining seed. They STACKED this thing for the top seed.
March 13-15 are the dates.
The matchups:
2) North Dakota (15-15) vs. 7) Sacramento St (14-15)
3) Northern Arizona (15-16) vs. 6) Northern Colorado (17-12)
4) Montana (17-12) vs. 5) Portland St (16-13)
1) Weber St (17-11) vs. lowest remaining seed
The stakes:
Maybe Weber St can avoid the 16 line, but no one else in this conference would be able to. Simple stakes then.
More interesting is the CBI/CIT race. Montana, PSU, UNC, UND enter the tourney as eligible, but SSU and UNA needing a pair of wins. Not everyone will get an invite just due to sheer crowding. Who gets the postseason bids?
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