Friday, October 25, 2013

Conference Rank #10 - West Coast

And then there were 10. Our top 10 conferences begin out west with the West Coast Conference. Outside of the Patty Mills era this has been all about Gonzaga and this year doesn’t look much different. The Zags may not be a top 10 team like most years but they will remain heads and shoulders above the rest of the WCC. While paging through the magazines this fall I was surprised to see many experts peg this conference as a 1 bid league. I don’t quite see it that way as BYU and St. Mary’s should be in the running for a 2nd and possibly 3rd bid. At this point I give the edge to BYU who will rely heavily on Tyler Haws to carry a Fredette like scoring burden. If he can get some quality help BYU should be safely on the right side of the bubble.
Conference Champion: Gonzaga
At Large: BYU
Bubble: St. Mary’s

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"Outside of the Patty Mills era this has been all about Gonzaga..."

You know Saint Mary's have been in the final of the conference tourney each of the last 5 years? Won 2 of those games. Won a share of the conference in 10/11 then won the conference outright in 11/12 well after "the Patty Mills era"?