The top four are strong and either could win the conference tournament. The rest of the pack have some catching up to do. The bottom four could be in any order right now as well.
1. Northern Colorado -- The third loss of the season was a three point set back at Oklahoma. The made up for it by clobbering San Jose State on Monday. They do not have another game until next Monday when they host the Denver Pioneers on Monday.
2. Weber State -- The Wildcats have won 6 of their last 7. The only set back in that time-frame was a single digit loss to UNLV in Las Vegas last Thursday. Later tonight, it is Utah State in Logan. The Aggies won in Ogden to open the season. We will see who has learned more since. That is the last Wildcat action until they open Big Sky play at home against Montana State on New Year's Eve afternoon.
3. Montana -- The Grizzlies are proving to be a quality team as well. They gained a three point win over Fresno State at home on Monday. They take on Great Falls later tonight in their final tune up before opening conference play at Idaho State on New Years Eve.
4. Montana State -- The Bobcats of Bozeman earned a four point victory over Cal Poly on the road on Monday. Later this evening will take on Boise State at Taco Bell Arena. They open conference play at Weber State on New Year's Eve.
5. Portland State -- The Vikings are the only team in the Big Sky with a win over a top-25 team, but are now stuck in a three game loosing streak. Their next game is next Tuesday at home against Willamate College. They open Big Sky play on the 2nd of January at Sacramento State.
6. Sacramento State -- The Hornets have won their last two games. They beat Idaho State in an early conference game in Pocatello and then trounced William Jessop College at Hornet Gym on Monday. Their last non-conference action will be at Loyola Marymount on Sunday afternoon. Then they open the conference season at Eastern Washington on New Year's Eve.
7. Eastern Washington -- The Eagles have now lost four straight games. The Las Vegas Classic was not kind to them. They came close to beating the Nevada Wolfpack to open the Las Vegas Classic--a four game tourney--before being the victims in BYU's biggest win ever. Then a loss to Chicago State yesterday followed by a loss to Jackson State earlier this afternoon. Monday night, a final non-conference game downtown against Gonzaga before hosting the Hornets on Thursday.
8. Idaho State -- This is a good example of why you don't schedule too ambitiously in the pre-conference schedule. In an early conference game, they lost by one to Sacramento State. On Tuesday, they suffered a six-point loss at Oregon. It seems as if the Bengals have forgotten how to win, as they can't seem to win close ones. They do have a winnable tune-up game on Monday against Montana Tech, but the Orediggers came close to beating Weber State in Ogden. The Bengals are still a talented team and should improve as conference play progresses. They open up conference play on Thursday next at home against Montana.
9. Northern Arizona -- The Lumberjacks are not playing consistently. They earned a win in Clune Areana against Air Force, but then lost at Moby Gym to Colorado State. Since they do not begin conference play until the second of January, they get two more tune-up games. The first in Monday at Texas-Pan American and the second is on Wednesday against Northern New Mexico.
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