Checking In On… the WAC
Posted by jstevrtc on November 27th, 2009
Sam Wasson of bleedCrimson.net and Travis Mason-Bushman of Vandal Nation are the RTC correspondents for the Western Athletic Conference.
Current Standings:
- Louisiana Tech (4-1)
- Idaho (3-1)
- Nevada (2-1)
- Boise State (3-2)
- Fresno State (2-2)
- Hawai’i (2-2)
- Utah State (2-2)
- New Mexico State (2-3)
- San Jose State (1-2)
The general consensus among the WAC’s head coaches during the preseason media day teleconference was that on paper this was one of the strongest, deepest set of teams in league history. Through the first two weeks of play, that depth and strength has not translated into as many non-conference wins as the league had hoped. At a combined 21-16, the league has not had the type of showing early that it wanted or needed to prove that it was capable of once again becoming a multiple bid league.
In the first two weeks of play, the WAC had eight head-to-head games against the Mountain West. Only Idaho has come away with a victory, an impressive 94-87 decision on the road in Salt Lake. Only two of the seven other WAC/MWC games, all WAC losses, have been decided by single digits.
Consistently inconsistent would be the best way to describe the league thus far. Idaho followed up that big victory over Utah with a head-scratching 72-65 loss at Texas Southern.
