We had 2 more conference games to begin March, and here's a look at how those went:
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03/02/17 at Montana 17-12 200 W 63-50 14-13 (11-6)
03/04/17 Southern Utah 6-23 344 W 66-57 15-13 (12-6)
Excellent! We finish off the regular season on a 6 game wining streak and finish in a 2 way tie for 3rd place in the Big Sky. Here's a look at the final Big Sky standings.
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2016-2017 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM CW CL Pct W L Pct RPI Prestige
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Weber State Wildcats 14 4 .778 22 8 .733 125 39
Idaho State Bengals 13 5 .722 16 13 .552 153 18
Eastern Washington Eagles 12 6 .667 15 13 .536 265 41
Sacramento State Hornets 12 6 .667 18 11 .621 235 31
Montana Grizzlies 11 7 .611 17 12 .586 200 49
Portland State Vikings 11 7 .611 15 15 .500 234 27
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 7 11 .389 13 17 .433 275 33
Idaho Vandals 7 11 .389 8 22 .267 314 36
Northern Colorado Bears 7 11 .389 10 19 .345 307 32
North Dakota Fighting Sioux 5 13 .278 8 21 .276 338 20
Southern Utah Thunderbirds 5 13 .278 6 23 .207 344 14
Montana State Bobcats 4 14 .222 5 24 .172 342 17
Simply put, the Big Sky is a 1 bid league. Whoever wins the Big Sky tournament will be dancing. In fact, it's likely the Big Sky only sends 2 teams into the entire postseason. If Weber State doesn't win the Big Sky Tournament, they may actually get a bid to the NIT. Sacramento State and Montana are the best other chances to send teams to the postseason. As for as, we have to win the Big Sky Tournament or my first season as a college head coach is over.
The Big Sky Tournament takes all 12 teams, with the top 4 teams getting a bye into the Quarterfinals. The First Round sets up as follows:
(9) Northern Colorado vs. (8) Idaho (Winner takes on (1) Weber State).
(12) Montana State vs. (5) Montana (Winner takes on (4) Sacramento State).
(10) North Dakota vs. (7) Northern Arizona (Winner takes on (2) Idaho State).
(11) Southern Utah vs. (6) Portland State (Winner takes on us).