Welcome to the year of the resurgent Mountain West, folks.
The Mountain West is as back as it has ever been and has a possibility of getting four teams into the NCAA Tournament this season.
The top five teams in the conference all received first-round byes. Boise State earned the No. 1 seed with a 15-3 record.
No. 3 San Diego State is the highest-ranked team on KenPom and has the second-highest odds to win the tournament behind Boise State.
No. 2 Colorado State rounds out the top three favorites, all of which are virtually guaranteed to get a tournament bid.
No. 4 Wyoming led the Mountain West for much of the season before stumbling at the end and losing four of their last seven. The Cowboys have some work to do to make the tournament.
2022 Mountain West Tournament Bracket
2022 Mountain West Tournament Schedule
The first round gets underway on Wednesday with seeds 6-11 in action. The top teams will play in the quarterfinals on March 10 with the Championship Game wrapping things up on Saturday.
All times ET
| Game | Time |
|---|---|
| 8. Nevada vs. 9. New Mexico | Wed., 2 p.m. |
| 10. Air Force vs. 7. Utah State | Wed., 4:30 p.m. |
| 11. San Jose State vs. 6. Fresno State | Wed., 7 p.m. |
| 1. Boise State vs. G1 Winner | Thurs., 3 p.m. |
| 4. Wyoming vs. 5. UNLV | Thurs., 5:30 p.m. |
| 2. Colorado State vs. G2 Winner | Thurs., 9 p.m. |
| 3. San Diego State vs. G3 Winner | Thurs., 11:30 p.m. |
| Semifinal 1 | Fri., 9:30 p.m. |
| Semifinal 2 | Sat., 12 a.m. |
| Championship | Sat., 6 p.m. |
Pre-Tournament Odds
Odds courtesy of FanDuel
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Boise State | +270 |
| San Diego State | +350 |
| Colorado State | +370 |
| Wyoming | +600 |
| UNLV | +750 |
| Fresno State | +1100 |
| Utah State | +1300 |
| Nevada | +6500 |
| New Mexico | +10000 |
| Air Force | +25000 |
| San Jose State | +50000 |
Past Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2002 | San Diego State |
| 2003 | Colorado State |
| 2004 | Utah |
| 2005 | New Mexico |
| 2006 | San Diego State |
| 2007 | UNLV |
| 2008 | UNLV |
| 2009 | Utah |
| 2010 | San Diego State |
| 2011 | San Diego State |
| 2012 | New Mexico |
| 2013 | New Mexico |
| 2014 | New Mexico |
| 2015 | Wyoming |
| 2016 | Fresno State |
| 2017 | Nevada |
| 2018 | San Diego State |
| 2019 | Utah State |
| 2020 | Utah State |
| 2021 | San Diego State |
