MWC Conference - Ranked Teams

[Cougarbib]

SDSU is 10th in most polls
New Mexico is in the Top 25

MWC was a very good basketball conference. It is still a pretty good one without BYU and Utah.

Boise State started out strong. UNLV will be dangerous in the conference tournament.

WCC is a fun conference. Gonzaga, BYU, SMC, and USF are all dangerous this year.

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[BerliNY]

SDSU is 10th in most polls
New Mexico is in the Top 25

MWC was a very good basketball conference. It is still a pretty good one without BYU and Utah.

Boise State started out strong. UNLV will be dangerous in the conference tournament.

WCC is a fun conference. Gonzaga, BYU, SMC, and USF are all dangerous this year.

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WCC is slightly better right now by RPI http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_conf_Men.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[scott715]

Our bottom is better than theirs.

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[BYULV]

Our bottom is better than theirs.

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If this is theirs, then I definitely agree with you.

[Cougarbib]

According to Real Time RPI site

After SDSU 16 and NM 17, they drop sharply to the next couple. Boise State 71. UNLV 103 is just outside the top 100. So they only have 3 top 100. USU is well below UNLV.

WCC has Gonzaga 24, BYU 35, SMC 60, and USF 65 - all in the top 100.

BYU has 4 bad losses - all WCC games - on the road, of course.

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[Gunk]

According to Real Time RPI site

After SDSU 16 and NM 17, they drop sharply to the next couple. Boise State 71. UNLV 103 is just outside the top 100. So they only have 3 top 100. USU is well below UNLV.

WCC has Gonzaga 24, BYU 35, SMC 60, and USF 65 - all in the top 100.

BYU has 4 bad losses - all WCC games - on the road, of course.

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Wow...surprised at how low UNLV is.

[imuakahuku]

I think the MWC is still a stronger conference than the WCC. Head to head (on a neutral floor) I think they would win.

SDST vs GU - SDST wins
NM vs BYU - Toss up
UNLV vs SF - Probably UNLV
BSU vs SMC - Toss up
USU vs Pep. - USU
WY vs SD - WY or Toss up

and the rest would be toss ups although history would probably point in MWC favor. Hence why I kind of feel like our team has been "playing" down a little to the new level of competition. I will say I was glad it was better this year than previous years but I still think it is a few ticks below MWC.

[SpiffCoug]

Average RPI:
WCC 128.7
MWC 134.2

Median RPI (number where half the teams are either above or below):
WCC 155
MWC 135

Average of Top 3 Teams:
WCC 47.7
MWC 39.3

Average of Bottom 3 Teams:
WCC 202
MWC 242

Average of Middle teams:
WCC 134.8
MWC 126.4

Average w/out Highest & Lowest teams:
WCC 129
MWC 128

I think the two leagues are pretty comparable. The WCC doesn't have a team as good or as poor as San Diego St or San Jose St.

Both teams middles seem about even. I think the teams at the top would probably split home/home with the top teams from the other league.

[imuakahuku]

Actually I was ignoring SJST. I think in conf match ups the extra team is left out and the extra team is usually the last place team in the conf with more teams.

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[Cougarbib]

I believe tough places to travel to enjoy more home court advantage. A big difference between WCC and MWC imho is the number of venues with easy vs limited travel.

EASY

Pepperdine and LMU - LAX or Burbank or small local airports like VanNuys.
USD
USF, SMC, Santa Clara
Portland

LIMITED

Gonzaga
UOP

ALTITUDE
BYU


I lose track of who is still in the MWC now that Utah, BYU, and TCS are gone, but

EASY

SDSU
UNLV
SJSU

TRAVEL LIMITATIONS OR ALTITUDE or BOTH

Wyoming
Utah State
AFA
Colorado State
Boise State
UTEP
Fresno State

Another difference is size of arenas and ability to fill seats.

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