Mountain West Watch (Feb. 12) — Title race gearing up, Latest Bracketology and Power Rankings | Sports
The Mountain West is gearing up for what should be a fantastic final leg of the regular season, featuring a tight title race between its two best programs of the last decade and a host of capable teams hot on their heels should either (or both) slip up. Several teams that are trying to ramp up for this final stretch in hopes of a regular season title or conference tournament run are having a bye sometime this week, so it’s a good time to take a step back and see how things are shaping up with some power rankings, bracketology and a closer look at the title race itself. Utah State and San Diego State title race The Aztecs and Aggies battling for the Mountain West regular season and conference tournament titles has been an ongoing classic for the last seven seasons. They have finished 1-2 in the Mountain West standings three separate times — 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23 — and have faced each other three times in the conference tournament title game (and one other time in the MW tournament). With these two so often battling each other for the title, it’s no surprise when you add things up and
