Welcome to the Mountain West, huh?
The Boise State men's basketball team, which went 22-13 last season and was one of the last college basketball teams playing in the postseason, was predicted by the Mountain West Conference media to finish last in a poll released yesterday by the league office.
“I’m not surprised by where we were selected,” head coach Leon Rice said. “With only five guys returning from last year’s team we have a lot of newcomers, and we’re heading into a great league.”
What Rice didn't say is that those five players returning are extremely talented and there are guys waiting in the wings that we know about that will make a big impact this season. Boise State was picked to finish sixth in the WAC last year, but surprised everyone by finishing second in Rice's first season. The Broncos advanced to the WAC Championship before losing to nationally-ranked Utah State and played all the way into the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational before a loss on the road to Oregon. It was one of the only victories for Oregon in any sport over Boise State.
New Mexico received 22 of 26 first-place votes to earn the favorite's role, with UNLV second.
Boise State begins their season with an exhibition against Colorado Springs Tuesday, November 8 in Taco Bell Arena.
The complete poll is below:
The Boise State men's basketball team, which went 22-13 last season and was one of the last college basketball teams playing in the postseason, was predicted by the Mountain West Conference media to finish last in a poll released yesterday by the league office.
“I’m not surprised by where we were selected,” head coach Leon Rice said. “With only five guys returning from last year’s team we have a lot of newcomers, and we’re heading into a great league.”
What Rice didn't say is that those five players returning are extremely talented and there are guys waiting in the wings that we know about that will make a big impact this season. Boise State was picked to finish sixth in the WAC last year, but surprised everyone by finishing second in Rice's first season. The Broncos advanced to the WAC Championship before losing to nationally-ranked Utah State and played all the way into the semifinals of the College Basketball Invitational before a loss on the road to Oregon. It was one of the only victories for Oregon in any sport over Boise State.
New Mexico received 22 of 26 first-place votes to earn the favorite's role, with UNLV second.
Boise State begins their season with an exhibition against Colorado Springs Tuesday, November 8 in Taco Bell Arena.
The complete poll is below:
| SCHOOL (FIRST PLACE VOTES) | POINTS |
| 1. New Mexico (22) | 203 |
| 2. UNLV (4) | 183 |
| 3. San Diego State | 158 |
| 4. Colorado State | 119 |
| 5. Air Force | 78 |
| 6. Wyoming | 68 |
| 7. TCU | 64 |
| 8. Boise State | 63 |
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