The Mountain West Conference went through a brief two-year stretch, in 2016 and 2017 where they were a one-bid league.
And in 2018, San Diego State played its way into the NCAA Tournament by winning the Mountain West Conference tournament. In the past couple of years, we have seen Utah State play its way into the NCAA Tournament by winning the Mountain West tournament or by having a good showing like they did last year.
Only two Mountain West teams made the NCAA Tournament last year, even though it looked like, at points, four teams had a legitimate chance of getting into the tournament.