Tough race to handicap? Believe it.
Six of 11 Mountain West women’s basketball teams received first-place votes in the annual conference preseason poll released Wednesday. Fresno State was tabbed as the favorite with defending regular-season champ New Mexico picked second.
UNM’s Antonia Anderson was named to the five-player All-MWC team, the only Lobo to receive preseason honors in the poll of league head coaches and media members.
Offseason player movement and lots of it complicated this year’s team voting, as did pandemic-related rules allowing players an extra year of eligibility. All of the Mountain West’s top contenders from last season have had significant roster changes, making this year’s race difficult to predict and potentially ultra-competitive.