Two games are in the books today - North Dakota beat Southern Utah, and Montana State beat Sacramento State. This means that the first five spots are all set in the Big Sky.
1. Montana
2. Weber State
3. North Dakota
4. Montana State
5. Northern Colorado
The final two seeds are up for grabs. Tonight, Northern Arizona travels to Montana, while Eastern Washington travels to Weber State. Northern Arizona, Sacramento State, Eastern Washington, and Southern Utah are all battling for the last two spots.
Based on my understanding, here are the possible scenarios, and what happens in each of them:
Northern Arizona wins, Eastern Washington loses
- NAU is the 6 seed based on their record.
- SUU and Sac State would be tied at 8-12, and the Hornets would win the tiebreaker and be the 7 seed based on the fact that they are 1-1 against Montana State while SUU is 0-2.
Northern Arizona wins, Eastern Washington wins
- NAU is the 6 seed based on their record.
- EWU, SAC, and SUU would all be tied at 8-12. Record within themselves - Sac State is 3-1, SUU is 2-2, EWU is 1-3.That means Sacramento State is in.
Northern Arizona loses, Eastern Washington wins
- All four teams would be tied at 8-12.
- Records within themselves - SUU is 4-2, EWU is 3-3, Sac State is 3-3, NAU is 2-4. Southern Utah would be 6 seed, NAU would be out.
- That would leave Sac State and Eastern Washington tied. In this case, I think Sacramento State would win the tiebreak by virtue of going 1-1 against North Dakota while EWU was 0-2.
Northern Arizona loses, Eastern Washington loses
- EWU is out based on their record.
- Three way tie between NAU, Sac State, and SUU with all teams at 8-12. Record within themselves - SUU is 3-1, NAU is 2-2, SAC is 1-3. Therefore, Sacramento State would be the odd team out, SUU would be sixth, and NAU would be seventh.
Please correct me if you find anything wrong!
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