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With the conclusion of New Mexico and San Diego State Saturday night, the 2017 Mountain West men’s basketball tournament bracket has been set.
Though the San Diego State Aztecs came into the year as the preseason favorite, receiving 23 of 26 first place votes, the team projected to finish second in the MWC finished as the regular season champion.
The Nevada Wolf Pack, led by transfer Marcus Marshall, clinched its first-ever Mountain West regular season title with a 85-72 victory over Colorado State in a winner-take-all matchup Saturday afternoon. Boise State rounded out the top three in the standings with an easy win against Air Force.
First off, the final Mountain West standings:
Final 2017 Mountain West Standings
| Team | Total W-L | Conference W-L |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Total W-L | Conference W-L |
| Nevada | 25-6 | 14-4 |
| Colorado State | 21-10 | 13-5 |
| Boise State | 19-10 | 12-6 |
| Fresno State | 19-11 | 11-7 |
| New Mexico | 17-13 | 10-8 |
| San Diego State | 17-13 | 9-9 |
| Wyoming | 18-13 | 8-10 |
| Utah State | 14-16 | 7-11 |
| San Jose State | 14-15 | 7-11 |
| Air Force | 11-20 | 4-14 |
| UNLV | 11-20 | 4-14 |
This year’s Mountain West Tournament bracket is as follows:
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The dates, TV/stream viewing options and tip-off times are listed below:
Wednesday, March 8 (First round)
#8 Utah State vs. #9 San Jose State - 11am PT, Mountain West Network
#7 Wyoming vs. #10 Air Force - 1:30pm PT, Mountain West Network
#6 San Diego State vs. #11 UNLV - 4pm PT, Mountain West Network
Thursday, March 9 (Quarterfinals)
#1 Nevada vs. #8/9 - 12pm PT, CBS Sports Network
#4 Fresno State vs. #5 New Mexico - 2:30pm PT, CBS Sports Network
#2 Colorado State vs. #7/10 - 6pm PT, CBS Sports Network
#3 Boise State vs. #6/11 - 8:30pm PT, CBS Sports Network
Friday, March 10 (Semifinals)
Winners of first two Thursday games - 7pm PT, CBS Sports Network
Winners of last two Thursday games - 9:30pm PT, CBS Sports Network
Saturday, March 11 (Championship)
Winners of Friday games - 3pm PT, CBS Sports
See you all on Wednesday.