1. Weber State. 14-7 (8-1) The Wildcats are now two games ahead of the rest of the pack and have seven left to play. Three of those are at the Dee Events Center. The conference race could be much more interesting if WSU loses both games in Montana this weekend. The WebCats need at least a split to remain alone in first place. With the completion of a Montana sweep and the next three at the purple palace, you may as well book your rooms in Ogden for the BSC tournament.
2. Northern Colorado 18-5 (7-3) In such a tight conference race, no team can afford to lose games that they should win. Friday night in Greeley was an example of such a game. This is where Montana upset the Bears on their home court. NCU needs not lose any more games that they should win if they wish to see the BSC tourney in Greeley this year.
3. Montana 15-7 (6-4) It is hard to know which Treasure State school to put ahead of the other. But I give the advantage to the Grizzlies this week. They got the big win in Greeley, they beat the Bobcats in Bozeman and have a better post-season resume. With a little help from their brother campus this weekend, they can close the gap in the conference race to one game.
4. Montana State 11-10 (6-4) The Bobcats also have the opportunity to close the gap on Weber State this coming weekend. The ancient field house should be rockin' this weekend.
5. Northern Arizona 11-10 (6-4) The Lumberjacks are another team heading in the right direction of late. They could have their say before the season is over. That say begins in Greeley on Saturday.
6. Portland State 9-12 (4-5) The Vikings are about as dangerous as the day of the week, the phase of the moon or whether or not Puxatauney Phil sees his shadow. Well, if you can figure out when they will play a good game and how to motivate them, Tyler Geving is all ears. That inconsistency makes them the most dangerous team down the stretch.
7. Eastern Washington 6-17 (2-7) Conference play has not been all that kind to the Eagles. But the season is still far from over. They only have two games to make up on the pack to get into the post-season tourney.
8. Idaho State 6-15 (3-6) As tough as the season has been for the Bengals, it is not over for them either. They only have one game to make up to get a shot a post-season play. The rest of the season begins Friday in Bozeman.
9. Sacramento State 8-15 (2-8) The Hornets, thanks to getting the split last weekend, are only three games out of tourney position with six remaining. It is possible that they could be six games out with four remaining by the end of the weekend--or in other words, eliminated from the post season. Therefore, the Hornets need to use all sting they have remaining this weekend when PSU and EWU visit.
Games this week:
Friday:
Idaho State at Montana State
Weber State at Montana
Portland State at Sacramento State
Saturday:
Weber State at Montana State
Idaho State at Montana
Sunday:
Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado
Eastern Washington at Sacramento State
Seattle U at Portland State
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