The UNLV men's basketball team is predicted to finish fourth in the Mountain West, the conference announced Tuesday at its annual media day event.
The Rebels received no first-place votes and were selected behind top-ranked San Diego State (22 first-place votes), Boise State (two first place votes) and Utah State.
UNLV head coach Dave Rice was mum when asked about the standings. The fifth-year head coach said only that his team wanted to improve from last season's 8-10 conference record.
"We're all more concerned about what the poll looks like at the end of the season than the beginning of the season," Rice said.