Last season, one of the great Cinderella stories in the history of college basketball emerged from the Mountain West Conference. The San Diego State Aztecs reached the national championship game in the 2022-23 season and will look to put forth another big year, in what should be a competitive Mountain West once again. Here, we look at the Mountain West basketball futures odds and make our college basketball picks for this league.
Mountain West Conference Odds
Mountain West Conference Futures Betting Outlook
The Utah State Aggies won the Mountain West regular season championship, going 14-4 in conference play. They beat out the Nevada Wolf Pack by just one game in the regular season standings, with Utah State’s 14-1 home record making a big impact in the final standings. Now, the teams in the Mountain West will focus their attention on the Mountain West Conference tournament where they will look to come out on top in Las Vegas.
In the MWC tournament, San Diego State is the favorite to come out on top despite finishing fifth in the conference standings during the regular season. Their trip to the national championship game with largely the same group last season is a big reason for that designation. But there are a number of teams that could easily cut down the nets at Thomas and Mack Center instead.
There are six teams other than the Aztecs that are inside of +1500 to win this conference tournament. Utah State, Nevada, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, and UNLV are all very much in the mix to win this event. With no team losing fewer than four games in league play this season, this conference tournament is truly up for grabs.
Mountain West Conference History
The Mountain West Conference consists of 11 teams. San Diego State has been the class of the conference for the last decade, reaching the conference championship six straight seasons and nine of the last 10. The Aztecs have made the finals 15 times and have won seven of them.
Currently, TCU, no longer a member, Air Force, and San Jose State, 0-6, are the only teams to never reach the conference championship game. Boise State is coming off winning their first ever MWC championship in their first ever finals appearance in 2022, and they will hope to be in the mix to knock off the Aztecs again this year.
Other College Basketball Conference Odds
- AAC Conference
- ACC Conference
- A-10 Conference
- Big East Conference
- Big 10 Conference
- Big 12 Conference
- SEC Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- West Coast Conference
Most Wins All-Time in Mountain West Tournament
| WINS | MWC TEAM | LAST YR WON |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | San Diego State | 2023 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 2014 |
| 3 | UNLV | 2008 |
| 2 | Utah | 2009 |
| 2 | Utah State | 2020 |
| 1 | Boise St | 2022 |
| 1 | Nevada | 2017 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2016 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 2015 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2003 |
| 1 | BYU | 2001 |
