Rams One Of 4 Mountain West Teams In Mix For Tourney Bid

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Mountain West Conference should have four teams in the mix for NCAA Tournament spots, including the CSU Rams. The conference tournament starts Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

San Diego State (24-7) has a strong case despite finishing third in conference and No. 25 Boise State (24-7) was the regular-season champion, so should be in decent shape barring an early tournament exit.

The CSU Rams (26-5) have a weak strength of schedule (119), but a solid RPI of 26 -- one ahead of San Diego State -- and will likely be in the bracket if they doesn't lose their opening game in the MWC tournament against Fresno State (Thursday, 9:30 p.m.).

And watch out for Wyoming. The Cowboys (22-9) stumbled when leading scorer Larry Nance Jr. missed four games with mononucleosis, but have the type of team that could make a run through to the tournament