A couple of seasons ago, 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
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| New Mexico | +250 |
| Colorado State | +350 |
| Utah State | +350 |
| Boise State | +425 |
| San Diego State | +700 |
| UNLV | +1800 |
| Nevada | +2800 |
| San Jose State | +20000 |
| Wyoming | +20000 |
| Fresno State | +30000 |
| Air Force | +40000 |
Mountain West Conference Futures Betting Outlook
The favorite to win the Mountain West championship is New Mexico. The Lobos won the conference tournament last season and are the regular season champions in this league this year as well. They have great guards and play an uptempo style, which will be hard for their opponents in this conference to deal with in Las Vegas.
Also in contention to win the conference in this league are the Utah State Aggies. Utah State won the regular season title in this league last year and they won a game in the NCAA Tournament after that. While the Aggies finished behind the Lobos in the standings in the regular season, a conference tournament title run can’t be ruled out given the recent track record of that program.
Things open up further when you look at the Mountain West Conference tournament. Teams like San Diego State, Colorado State, and Boise State are all in contention to win the conference tournament, even if they fell short in the race for the regular season championship. This league has seen four different conference tournament winners in the last five seasons, which means basketball fans should expect the unexpected in the postseason here.
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 seven straight seasons and 10 of the last 11. The Aztecs have made the finals 16 times and have won seven of them.
Among current members of the conference, Air Force and San Jose State 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 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 2024 |
| 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 |
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