The 2006-2007 college basketball season continues and Mountain West Conference basketball is heating up. Here’s a look at this weekend’s matchups:
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February is almost over, and we all know what that means; March Madness is almost here. It’s time to take a look at how the teams of the Mountain West Conference stack up in the MWC basketball standings and RPI rankings.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â BYU 20-6 (10-2) - #20
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Air Force 23-4 (10-3) - #13
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UNLV 22-6 (9-4) - #12
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego State 18-8 (7-5) - #52
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wyoming 14-12 (5-7) - #110
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Colorado State 16-10 (5-8) - #119
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â New Mexico 14-12 (4-8) - #124
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Utah 9-16 (4-8) - #132
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TCU 10-15 (2-11) - #209
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Throughout the 2006-2007 basketball season we will keep you updated on all of the Mountain West teams and how they stand in the computerized RPI rankings. Here is the first of these updates with our December 26th update.
#20 - UNLV - 11-2
#34 - Air Force - 11-1
#53 - San Diego State - 10-3
#76 - New Mexico - 9-2
#100 - BYU - 7-4
#126 - Colorado State - 8-2
#160 - Wyoming - 9-4
#173 - Utah - 5-7
The BYU Cougars came out firing by beating upon the Oregon Ducks on Dec. 21 in the Las Vegas Bowl. Las Vegas Bowl MVP Jonny Harline caught 9 passes for 181 yards and BYU QB John Beck threw for 375 yards and 2 TDs. With the win, BYU finished the season 11-2, their best season since 2001. The Las Vegas Bowl win was BYU’s 10th straight win of the year and their first bowl victory since 1996.
Numerous publications have released their 2006 Poinsettia Bowl picks and here they are:
VanDelay Sports - Nick’s Pick for the 2006 Poinsettia Bowl
CBS Sportsline - Poinsettia Bowl Preview
MAC Report Online -Â MRO’s Poinsettia Bowl preview
Fox Sports - Bowl Previews
Feel free to leave a comment if you have other Poinsettia Bowl previews or previews for any MWC team’s bowl game.
Four Mountain West Conference football teams will be bowling this year as all bowl games have now been finalized. MWC Champion BYU (10-2, 8-0 MWC), TCU (10-2, 6-2), Utah (7-5, 5-3) and New Mexico (6-6, 4-4) all have bowling dates this holiday season.
Click the links below for more about each bowl game and game specifics.
Las Vegas Bowl - BYU (10-2) vs. Oregon (7-5)
Poinsettia Bowl - TCU (10-2) vs. Northern Illinois (7-5)
Armed Forces Bowl - Utah (7-5) vs. Tulsa (8-4)
New Mexico Bowl - New Mexico (6-6) vs. San Jose State (8-4)
CollegeSports-fans.com, the head of the fast-growing Dash Fans Network of Independent College Sports Fan Sites, is pleased to announce the launch of the latest addition of their College Sports Message Board Directory. The new Mountain West Conference Message Boards & Sports Forums section of CollegeSports-fans.com now lists every Mountain West team as well as popular Mounatin West message boards and ranks every site. With an unbiased ranking system to help fans see the highest traffic sites before they make a decision to visit that fan site, the Dash Fans Network’s goal is to help educate and empower MWC sports fans and provide them with a complete resource.
We hope you enjoy the latest addition to the Dash Fans Network and out College Sports Directory.
http://www.collegesports-fans.com/college-sports-boards/mountain-west-forums/index.html
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