The top four teams all enter the MWC Tournament with valid at-large hopes, meaning we could have two huge semifinal battles on our hands. Of course, Nevada, UNLV, and Fresno State have Cinderella runs on their minds…
Read moreMountain West 2020-21 Preview
San Diego State throttled the league last year, but a late loss to UNLV and Malachi Flynn’s professional departure leave the MWC wide open heading into 2020-21. Can younger upstarts like the boys from Vegas or Colorado State climb to the top of the standings? Or will SDSU and Utah State retain their hold on the league?
Read moreWest Region Preview: 2018-19 NCAA Tournament
This is the beginning of How the West was Won… Gonzaga owns the 1-seed but the Michigan Wolverines thrive in March. Can Nevada make up for a disappointing regular season? Can Murray State make it into the Second Round behind superstar Ja Morant? Will a potential Buffalo / Texas Tech matchup result in more bruises than a car accident?
Read moreMountain West Tournament Preview 2019
Nevada looks to reassert its dominance and prove it is the clear #1 team in the MWC, but pesky Utah State doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. Can Fresno join the MWC Big Dance party with a surprise run to the title? Will SDSU finally live up to preseason expectations? Can UNLV protect its home floor?
Read moreWeekend Wrap-up
150 games are too many to keep track of…
The NFL playoffs were on….
These are not acceptable excuses for losing sight of what really matters - come along with the Weave as we reflect on the wild weekend that was in college hoops.
Read more2017-18 Sweet 16 Preview: South Region
Kentucky's impossibly-difficult path the Final Four (according to John Calipari, at least) has opened up completely, as the first region ever to have all 1-4 seeds fail to make the Sweet 16 appears ripe for Big Blue's picking. Kansas State, Loyola-Chicago, and Nevada hope to undermine that goal, though...
Read moreMountain West 2017-18 Tournament Preview
Nevada is the team to beat in the Mountain West, a conference on the cusp of 2 bids to the Dance. If anyone but the Wolf Pack win, it could spell trouble for Bubble hopefuls.
Read moreCollege Hoops All-Stars: The West
Our annual look at who would compose the West roster of a collegiate All-Star team...
Read moreMorning Mashup - 1/25/18
3MW takes a look at the action from all over college hoops on Wednesday night...
Read moreAgainst the Spread Trends & Analysis (Mid-December Recap)
We're officially in the awkward downtime of the college basketball season anxiously awaiting conference action to ramp up, so what better time for another update on the best and worst teams against the spread so far this year...
Read moreMountain West Preview 2017-18
After peaking in 2012-13 with 5 of the conference's 9 teams making the Big Dance, only 1 of 11 squads have qualified for the Tournament in each of the past two years. I'm not sure that will change this year, despite the presence of several high-potential squads...
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