WAC Tournament Predictions 2013

Tuesday, March 12 (First Round)

Game 1: #7 Texas State vs. #10 Seattle, 6:00 p.m.

Game 2: #8 San Jose State vs. #9 UTSA, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)

Game 3: #3 New Mexico State vs. #6 Idaho, 12:00 p.m.

Game 4: #2 Denver vs. #7 Texas State, 2:30 p.m.

Game 5: #1 Louisiana Tech vs. #9 UTSA, 6:00 p.m.

Game 6: #4 Texas-Arlington vs. #5 Utah State, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, March 15 (Semifinals)

Game 7: #3 New Mexico St vs. #2 Denver, 6:00 p.m.

Game 8: #1 Louisiana Tech vs. #5 Utah State, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 16 (Finals)

Game 9: #2 Denver vs. #1 Louisiana Tech, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU)

WAC Winner

Denver: The Pioneers are coming in the tournament on a ten game winning streak. Denver dominated La Tech in the final game of the season, 78-54. 

WAC Runner Up

Louisiana Tech: The Bulldogs were all the talk until they dropped their last two games. 

WAC Sleeper Team

New Mexico State: Keep an eye on freshman center Sim Bhullar. One of the tallest players in the nation if not the tallest at 7'5. 

My Preseason Predictions

#1 Utah State
#2 Denver 
#3 Louisiana Tech 
#4 New Mexico State
#5 Idaho 
#6 UTSA
#7 Texas-Arlington 
#8 San Jose State
#9 Seattle 
#10 Texas State

WAC Final Standings

TEAM                   CONF    OVERALL

Louisiana Tech      16-2       26-5

Denver                  16-2       21-8

New Mexico State  14-4       21-10

Utah State             11-7       21-9

Texas-Arlington       11-7       17-12

Idaho                    7-11       12-17

Texas State            5-13       11-21

San Jose State        3-14       9-20

UTSA                    3-14       9-21

Seattle                 3-15       8-22