A new year always brings hope, and that means all nine teams in the Big West Conference have a shot at the 2020 title. At least for now.
The Big West regular season begins this week, and based on the non-conference results, there is no clear favorite. UC Irvine dominated the conference last season and was the preseason selection to repeat. However, the Anteaters are 8-8 entering conference place.
Only three teams have winning records entering conference play – UC Santa Barbara is 11-4, Hawai’i is 9-5, and UC Riverside is a surprising 10-6.
Here is a capsule look at each of the nine teams (in alphabetical order):
Cal Poly (3-11) Current NET ranking: 321 Significant victories: 70-66 vs.
Head coach: John Smith (1st season at CP, 1st season at NCAA head coach)