Big Sky Conference Tourament

NCU has just beaten Idaho State in Pocatello, but the site of the tournament is still not settled. There could still be a first place tie in the final Big Sky Conference Standings. All that needs to happen on Wednesday is for Northern Colorado to beat Sacramento State, and the Big Sky Tourney is in Greeley. If they lose to Sacramento State and Weber State beats Eastern Washington, then the Big Sky Tourney goes to Ogden because the Cats own a sweep of fourth-place Northern Arizona. If both NCU and WSU both lose on Tuesday, then the Big Sky has to go to RPI as both teams swept Montana State. Right now, both Montana and Northern Colorado have nearly identical RPI rankings, but Montana has a slight edge. It is logical that if Sacramento State does beat NCU, that the slim gap will widen. But that may not happen.

Here is how the Big Sky Tournament looks now, assuming NCU wins.

1. Northern Colorado awaits lower seeded remaining team
2. Weber State awaits higher seeded remaining team

First Round
6. Eastern Washington at 3. Montana
5. Montana State at 4. Northern Arizona

Note: Portland State has not yet been eliminated from the tournament. Idaho State and Sacramento State are out. Montana can still be the #2 team if Weber State loses.

Tie Breakers.

1. Head to head...NCU, Montana and Weber all have splits against each other. Each team won on their home court.
2. Conference Team Records.
Advantage Weber State: 1. WSU owns a sweep of Northern Arizona. NCU and Montana split their series against the Jacks. 2. Northern Colorado and Montana own a sweep of Montana State.
3. RPI. Currently Montana is 113 and Northern Colorado is 114.
4. Coin Toss.