Nicole Boliaux, Deseret News
BYU Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Rose speaks to players during a time out in the second half of the game against the Loyola Marymount Lions at BYU's Marriott Center in Provo on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017.
SB Nation's Mid-Major Madness released its way-to-early mid-major basketball power rankings for the 2017-18 season, and the BYU Cougars came in at No. 5.
After mentioning the struggles in Provo in '16-17, Russell Steinberg wrote, "The good news is that most significant contributors should return, led by Eric Mika, who scored 20-or-more points 15 times this season.