2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.

2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Regular season
Tournament
2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington7–2 .778  8–6  .571
Southern Utah6–2 .750  12–3  .800
Weber State6–2 .750  11–4  .733
Montana State6–2 .750  9–5  .643
Idaho State5–3 .625  9–7  .563
Sacramento State4–4 .500  6–5  .545
Northern Colorado5–6 .455  8–8  .500
Montana4–6 .400  8–9  .471
Northern Arizona4–6 .400  5–11  .313
Portland State3–5 .375  5–9  .357
Idaho0–12 .000  0–15  .000
† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason Awards

Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parenthesis)

  1. Eastern Washington (9) 99
  2. Montana (1) 86
  3. Weber State 73
  4. Portland State (1) 67
  5. Northern Colorado 65
  6. Montana State 60
  7. Southern Utah 56
  8. Northern Arizona 34
  9. Sacramento State 31
  10. Idaho State 24
  11. Idaho 10

Preseason men's basketball media poll

(First place votes in parenthesis)

  1. Eastern Washington (24) 304
  2. Montana (2) 250
  3. Northern Colorado (2) 222
  4. Montana State 200
  5. Weber State 183
  6. Southern Utah 173
  7. Portland State 147
  8. Northern Arizona 143
  9. Sacramento State 93
  10. Idaho State 86
  11. Idaho 50

Honors
  • Preseason Player of the Year: Jacob Davison, Eastern Washington

Conference matrix
  Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State Northern Arizona Northern Colorado Portland State Sacramento State Southern Utah Weber State
vs. Eastern Washington 0–00−20−00−00−00−11−10−00−21–10–0
vs. Idaho 2–0–0−00−00−02−02−00−02−02–02–0
vs. Idaho State 0–00−0–0–00−00−21−11−11−10–00–0
vs. Montana 0–00−00−0–0−01−11−11−11−12–00–0
vs. Montana State 0–00−00−00−0–0−20−20−20−00–02–0
vs. Northern Arizona 1–00−22−01−12−0–0−10−00−00–00–0
vs. Northern Colorado 1–10−21−11−12−01−0–0−00−00–00–0
vs. Portland State 0–00−01−11−12−00−00−0–0−00–01–1
vs. Sacramento State 2–00−21−11−10−00−00−00−0–0–00–0
vs. Southern Utah 1–10−20−00−20−00−00−00−00−0–1–1
vs. Weber State 0–00−20−00−00−20−00−01−10−01–1−
Total 7–20–125–34–66–24–65–63–54–46–26–2

All-Big Sky awards

Big Sky men's basketball weekly awards
Week Player(s) of the Week School Newcomer of the Week School
Nov 30
Dec 7
Dec 14
Dec 21
Dec 28
Jan 4
Jan 11
Jan 18
Jan 25
Feb 1
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 22
Mar 1

References
  1. "Eastern Washington tops Big Sky Conference men's basketball preseason polls, Montana Grizzlies 2nd" montanasports.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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