Mountain West tournament 2024: Bracket, standings and schedule as March Madness nears

Men's college basketball conference tournament play is well underway across the country ahead of the NCAA Division I tournament.

The Mountain West, which features 2023 national championship runner-up San Diego State, begins its conference tournament with three first-round games on Wednesday.

Only one team will earn an automatic bid to the 68-team March Madness tournament with a conference tournament championship. However, USA TODAY's latest bracketology projections give the conference five more at-large bids in the NCAA tournament this year.

Six total teams in the tournament would match the record for bids from a "non-power conference" that the Atlantic 10 set in 2014. That total trails only the Big 12 and SEC in current projections, and it matches the Big Ten.

Here's what to know about this year's Mountain West tournament.

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Mountain West standings

Records reflect conference game results only.

Nevada holds tiebreaker over Boise State with better record versus Utah State. New Mexico holds tiebreaker over Colorado State with better record versus Nevada and Boise State. San José State holds tiebreaker over Air Force with two wins in head-to-head matchups.

1. Utah State (14-4)

2. Nevada (13-5)

3. Boise State (13-5)

4. UNLV (12-6)

5. San Diego State (11-7)

6. New Mexico (10-8)

7. Colorado State (10-8)

8. Wyoming (8-10)

9. Fresno State (4-14)

10. San José State (2-16)

11. Air Force (2-16)

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Mountain West tournament bracket and schedule

All times Eastern.

First round - Wednesday, March 13

Game 1: Fresno State 77, Wyoming 73

Game 2: Colorado State 72, San José State 62

Game 3: New Mexico 82, Air Force 56

Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 14

Game 4: Utah State 87, Fresno State 75

Game 5: San Diego State 74, UNLV 71

Game 6: Colorado State 85, Nevada 78

Game 7: New Mexico vs. Boise State, 11:30 p.m.

Semifinals - Friday, March 15

Game 8: San Diego State 86, Utah State 70

Game 9: Colorado State 61, New Mexico State 74

Final - Saturday, March 16

Game 10: New Mexico State vs. San Diego State, 6 p.m.

How to watch Mountain West tournament games

When: Wednesday, March 13 - Saturday, March 16

Where: Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Cable TV: CBS Sports Network (quarterfinals and semifinals); CBS (final)

Streaming: Mountain West Network (first round); Paramount+ (final); fuboTV

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