With Utah's win over No. 18 BYU Wednesday, the Mountain West Conference could land three teams in next week's Top 25 polls.
BYU shouldn't drop out of the Top 25 with its first conference loss to the Utes, the Cougars' biggest rival. New Mexico ought to hold steady at No. 20. And Utah could slip in since the team already has received enough votes for unofficial No. 27 in the Associated Press poll and No. 28 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll.
Collegerpi.com also is projecting four Mountain West teams in the NCAA Tournament. BYU, New Mexico, Utah and TCU, with the Lobos and Cougars expected to earn top-five seeds.

Do you think the league has improved this season or are national analysts barely recognizing the strength and parity of the Mountain West Conference?

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