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Sowing the Seeds

gregWRUBELL

March 7th, 2010 @ 10:41am

After three straight years as the Mountain West Conference Tournament's #1 seed, BYU enters the tourney as the second seed for the fourth time. BYU and Utah lead the MWC, having earned the #1 seed three times each.

Appearances as the #1 seed:

BYU: 3

Utah: 3

New Mexico: 1

UNLV: 1

Wyoming: 1

San Diego State: 1

Air Force: 1

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Here are the alltime MWC Tournament records, according to seed and matchup:

1 vs. 2: 0-3

1 vs. 4: 3-3

1 vs. 5: 2-1

1 vs. 6: 1-0

1 vs. 7: 1-0

1 vs. 8: 6-1 (Biggest upset was # 8 CSU beating #1 Air Force in 2004)

1 vs. 9: 2-0

Total record for #1 seed = 15-8

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2 vs. 1: 3-0

2 vs. 3: 1-2

2 vs. 4: 2-0

2 vs. 6: 4-2

2 vs. 7: 9-1

Total record for #2 seed = 19-5 (best record among all seeds)

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3 vs. 2: 2-1

3 vs. 4: 1-0

3 vs. 5: 0-1

3 vs. 6: 3-7

Total record for # 3 seed = 6-9

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4 vs. 1: 3-3

4 vs. 2: 0-2

4 vs. 3: 0-1

4 vs. 5: 7-3

4 vs. 6: 0-1

4 vs. 8: 1-0

Total record for # 4 seed = 11-10

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5 vs. 1: 1-2

5 vs. 3: 1-0

5 vs. 4: 3-7

Total record for #5 seed = 5-9

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6 vs. 1: 0-1

6 vs. 2: 2-4

6 vs. 3: 7-3 (best chance of an "upset" in first round)

6 vs. 4: 1-0

6 vs. 7: 0-1

Total record for # 6 seed = 10-9

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7 vs. 1: 0-1

7 vs. 2: 1-9

7 vs. 6: 1-0

Total record for #7 seed = 2-10

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8 vs. 1: 1-6

8 vs. 4: 0-1

8 vs. 9: 2-2

Total record for # 8 seed = 3-9

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9 vs. 1: 0-2

9 vs. 8: 2-2

Total record for # 9 seed = 2-4

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For the purposes of the following breakdown, an "upset" is any lower seed beating a higher seed. In the ten-year history of the MWC Tournament, there have been 25 upsets. The number of upsets, with losers in parentheses, year by year:

2000: 3 (UNM, CSU, and Utah)

2001: 1 (Utah)

2002: 4 (BYU, Wyoming, Utah, UNLV)

2003: 4 (Wyo, BYU, Utah, UNLV)

2004: 2 (Air Force, BYU)

2005: 2 (Air Force, Utah)

2006: 3 (Air Force, BYU, Utah)

2007: 3 (Air Force, SDSU, BYU)

2008: 3 (Wyoming, UNM, BYU)

2009: 3 (CSU, UNM, BYU)

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BYU has been "upset" the most. Upset losses, by school:

BYU: 7

Utah: 6

Air Force: 4

Wyoming: 3

UNM: 3

UNLV: 2

CSU: 2

SDSU: 1

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Upset wins, by school:

CSU: 6

SDSU: 5

Wyoming: 5

UNLV: 4

Utah: 3

BYU: 2 (both in 2000, as a #6 seed--over #3 UNM in the quarterfinals, and over #2 Utah in the semifinals)

UNM: 2

Air Force: 1

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BYU's record as a #1 seed (three times): 5-3

BYU's record as a #2 seed (three times): 5-2 (best winning %, and BYU's only tourney championship was as a #2 seed in 2001)

BYU's record as a #3 seed (once): 0-1

BYU's record as a #4 seed (once): 0-1

BYU's record as a #6 seed (once): 2-1

BYU's record as a #7 seed (once): 0-1

Total record: 12-9

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Number of times teams have reached the Championship game:

UNLV: 6

BYU: 4

Utah: 3

SDSU: 3

UNM: 2

Wyoming: 1

CSU: 1

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Record of the #1 seed in the:

Quarterfinals: 8-1 (#1 Air Force lost to #8 CSU in 2004)

Semifinals: 5-4

Championship: 2-3

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Record of the #2 seed in the:

Quarterfinals: 9-1

Semifinals: 5-4

Championship: 5-0

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BYU's alltime record in the MWC Tournament Quarterfinals is 7-3.

BYU's record in the semifinals is 4-3.

BYU's record in the Championship is 1-3.

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Only two seeds are undefeated in the Championship game--the #2 seed (5-0), and the #5 seed (1-0).

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BYU's MWC Tournament record versus:

Air Force: 2-0

CSU: 1-1

UNM: 3-1

SDSU: 1-2

TCU: 1-0

UNLV: 0-3

Utah: 1-2

Wyoming: 3-0

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Best MWC Tournament records, by school:

UNLV: 17-6 (13-2, three championships at the Thomas and Mack Center; 4-3, zero championships at the Pepsi Center)

Utah: 13-8

BYU: 13-10

SDSU: 10-8

CSU: 7-9

Wyoming: 7-10

UNM: 5-9

TCU: 1-4

Air Force: 1-9

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BYU and UNLV are tied for most MWC Tournament games played, with 23 apiece.

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