On paper, San Diego State, Creighton and Colorado State should all be better than last season. They should be a bigger threat to go deep in March. And yet they could have an equivalent or slightly worse win total than last season. These teams all deserve some hype, but perhaps not quite as much as they are getting. Read more »

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San Diego State, New Mexico and UNLV were the three best teams in college basketball west of the rockies. Read more »

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