[2006alum]

I realize there's a fair amount of disdain on this board vis-a-vis the Mountain West Conference. In basketball, at least, the MWC is 5-0 against the Pac-12 this season, per the Mercury:

- MWC has 4 of the top 40 teams, Pac 12 has 3, WCC has 1
- Collective OOC winning percentages: MWC, 70.1%, Pac-12, 64.9%, WCC, 52%
- Record against the other two conferences: MWC, 19-5, WCC, 12-20, Pac-12, 6-12.

College MBB: Mountain West, not Pac-12, is West's top conference (mercurynews.com)

Honestly, Pac-12 MBB has mostly been wandering through the desert for the past three decades. Last two national champions were Zona in 97 and UCLA in 95 - before that, we're literally talking the Wooden era. Not even joking.

So while I do mourn the loss of our football rivalries, our stronger-than-ever WBB conference, and the many, many Olympics sports our conference dominated in, MBB has been a sore thumb for a long time now.

[2006alum]

I realize there's a fair amount of disdain on this board vis-a-vis the Mountain West Conference. In basketball, at least, the MWC is 5-0 against the Pac-12 this season, per the Mercury:

- MWC has 4 of the top 40 teams, Pac 12 has 3, WCC has 1
- Collective OOC winning percentages: MWC, 70.1%, Pac-12, 64.9%, WCC, 52%
- Record against the other two conferences: MWC, 19-5, WCC, 12-20, Pac-12, 6-12.

College MBB: Mountain West, not Pac-12, is West's top conference (mercurynews.com)

Honestly, Pac-12 MBB has mostly been wandering through the desert for the past three decades. Last two national champions were Zona in 97 and UCLA in 95 - before that, we're literally talking the Wooden era. Not even joking.

So while I do mourn the loss of our football rivalries, our stronger-than-ever WBB conference, and the many, many Olympics sports our conference dominated in, MBB has been a sore thumb for a long time now.