2020–21 Mountain West Conference basketball season

The 2020–21 Mountain West 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 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Regular season
Tournament
2020–21 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Utah State11–2 .846  14–5  .737
Boise State10–2 .833  14–2  .875
Colorado State10–3 .769  13–4  .765
San Diego State7–3 .700  13–4  .765
Nevada8–5 .615  13–7  .650
Fresno State5–7 .417  7–7  .500
UNLV3–5 .375  6–9  .400
Wyoming4–7 .364  10–8  .556
San Jose State3–9 .250  5–11  .313
Air Force2–10 .167  4–12  .250
New Mexico1–11 .083  5–11  .313
† 2021 MW Tournament winner
As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason Awards

The preseason coaches' poll was announced by the league office on November 10, 2020.[1]

Preseason men's basketball coaches poll

(First place votes in parenthesis)

  1. San Diego State (14) 211
  2. Boise State (4) 188
  3. Utah State (2) 177
  4. UNLV 160
  5. Colorado State 141
  6. Nevada 114
  7. New Mexico 106
  8. Fresno State 93
  9. Wyoming 59
  10. Air Force 39
  11. San Jose State 32


Honors

Preseason honors were announced by the league office on November 10, 2020. [2]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State
Preseason All-Mountain West First Team Derrick Alston Jr., Boise State
Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State
Matt Mitchell, San Diego State
Bryce Hamilton, UNLV
Neemias Queta, Utah State

Conference matrix
  Air Force Boise State Colorado State Fresno State Nevada New Mexico San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Utah State Wyoming
vs. Air Force –2−00−00−01−10−02−02−00−02–01−1
vs. Boise State 0–2–1−10−11−00−20−00−20−00–00−2
vs. Colorado State 0−01−1–0−20−00−01−10−20−21–10−1
vs. Fresno State 0–01−02−0–2−00−20−00−20−01−01–1
vs. Nevada 1–10−10−00−2–0−22−00−00−20−02–0
vs. New Mexico 0−02−00−02−02−0–0−01−12−02−00–0
vs. San Diego State 0−20−01−10−00−20−0–0−00−02−00−2
vs. San Jose State 0−22−02−02−00−01−10−0–0−02–00−0
vs. UNLV 0−00−02−00−02−00−20−00−0–1–10−0
vs. Utah State 0–20−01−10−10−00−20−20−21−1–0–0
vs. Wyoming 1−12−01−01−10−20−02−00−00−00−0–
Total 2−1010−210−35−78−51−117−33−93−511−24−7

All-Mountain West awards

Mountain West 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. "San Diego State Voted to Win 2020-21 Mountain West Men's Basketball Regular-Season Title" themw.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. "Big South Announces 2020-21 Preseason Men's Basketball All-Conference Team" themw.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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