RGJ sports writers Chris Murray, Jim Krajewski and Duke Ritenhouse celebrate Christmas early and offer 10 predictions for the 2018 sports year. Chris Murray/RGJ
Each week, RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West basketball teams. Here are this week’s rankings, with each team’s record and a comment. All records and rankings based on the games completed by Monday night.
1. Nevada
Rank last week: 1
Record: 9-2
Comment: Jordan Caroline has upped his rebounding production this season – he said he has focused more on the defensive glass since he’s Nevada's de facto center – and that has resulted in him averaging a double-double (18.