Matt L. Stephens

matthewstephens@coloradoan.com

CSU can finish with the Nos. 6, 7, 8 or 9 seeds in next week's Mountain West men’s basketball tournament in Las Vegas, depending on how it and fellow conference teams fare Saturday.

One game remains in the regular season, a 2 p.m. tipoff against Air Force at Moby Arena. Colorado State University (15-15, 7-10 MW) needs a win and for UNLV (at San Diego State) and Utah State (vs. Fresno State) to lose in order to claim the No. 6 seed.

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Should this happen, the Rams and Rebels would finish with the same conference record, but CSU would get the tiebreaker because it went 0-1 against Fresno State (the highest seeded Mountain West team either school had a different record against) while UNLV went 0-2. CSU and UNLV split their season series.

If CSU and Utah State win and UNLV loses, creating a three-way tie, or if all three schools earn victories Saturday, the Rams would fall to the No. 8 seed.

In the case CSU and UNLV win and Utah State loses, the Rams would be the No. 7 seed. A CSU loss to Air Force would drop it to the No. 9 seed, regardless of what Utah State does, a spot behind Wyoming.

Mountain West tournament seeding scenarios for the rest of the conference are as follows.The top five teams get a first-round bye.

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San Diego State (22-8, 15-2) : Locked in at No. 1.

: Locked in at No. 1. Fresno State (21-9, 12-5) : Bulldogs clinch the No. 2 seed with a victory or a Boise State loss (at San Jose State). A loss and a Boise State victory would drop Fresno State to the No. 3 seed.

: Bulldogs clinch the No. 2 seed with a victory or a Boise State loss (at San Jose State). A loss and a Boise State victory would drop Fresno State to the No. 3 seed. Boise State (20-10, 11-6) : Broncos clinch the No. 2 seed with a victory and Fresno State loss. Boise State will be the No. 3 seed with a loss or Fresno State victory.

: Broncos clinch the No. 2 seed with a victory and Fresno State loss. Boise State will be the No. 3 seed with a loss or Fresno State victory. Nevada (18-11, 10-7) : Earns No. 4 seed with a victory (at New Mexico). Wolf Pack falls to No. 5 with a loss.

: Earns No. 4 seed with a victory (at New Mexico). Wolf Pack falls to No. 5 with a loss. New Mexico (16-14, 9-8) : Lobos will earn the No. 4 seed with a victory. A loss and a UNLV loss will place New Mexico at No. 5. Should it lose and UNLV win, New Mexico falls to No. 6.

: Lobos will earn the No. 4 seed with a victory. A loss and a UNLV loss will place New Mexico at No. 5. Should it lose and UNLV win, New Mexico falls to No. 6. UNLV (17-13, 8-9) : Rebels can earn the No. 5 seed with a victory and a New Mexico loss. If the Rebels and New Mexico win, UNLV takes the No. 6 seed. A UNLV loss combined with wins by Utah State and CSU will also place it at No. 6. Should UNLV and Utah State lose, but CSU wins, the Rebels will be the No. 7 seed.

: Rebels can earn the No. 5 seed with a victory and a New Mexico loss. If the Rebels and New Mexico win, UNLV takes the No. 6 seed. A UNLV loss combined with wins by Utah State and CSU will also place it at No. 6. Should UNLV and Utah State lose, but CSU wins, the Rebels will be the No. 7 seed. Utah State (15-13, 17-10) : A victory gives the Aggies the No. 7 seed. A loss coupled with a loss by UNLV and victory by CSU will place Utah State in the No. 9 spot.

: A victory gives the Aggies the No. 7 seed. A loss coupled with a loss by UNLV and victory by CSU will place Utah State in the No. 9 spot. Wyoming (14-7, 7-11) : A loss by CSU and Utah State will give the Cowboys the No. 7 seed. A Utah State loss and a CSU victory place Wyoming at No. 8. If the Aggies and Rams win, Wyoming will remain at No. 9. Wyoming has no regular-season games remaining.

: A loss by CSU and Utah State will give the Cowboys the No. 7 seed. A Utah State loss and a CSU victory place Wyoming at No. 8. If the Aggies and Rams win, Wyoming will remain at No. 9. Wyoming has no regular-season games remaining. Air Force (14-16, 5-12) : Locked in at No. 10.

: Locked in at No. 10. San Jose State (8-21, 3-14): Locked in at No. 11.

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Saturday's games

Air Force at CSU, 2 p.m.

Boise State at San Jose State, 3 p.m.

Fresno State at Utah State, 7 p.m.

UNLV at San Diego State, 8 p.m.

Nevada at New Mexico, 8 p.m.