2010 – 11 Mountain West Conference men 's basketball season was the 12th season of Mountain West Conference basketball . This was the final season for the two Utah schools in the conference . BYU became a member of the West Coast Conference in most sports , including basketball , while its football program became independent . Utah joined the Pacific-10 Conference , which changed its name to the Pac-12 with Colorado also joining from the Big 12 Conference . The Mountain West welcomed new members as well , with Boise State joining in 2011 and Fresno State and Nevada following in 2012 . The Brigham Young University Cougars and San Diego State men 's basketall teams ended the regular season as co-champions . San Diego State earned the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by defeating BYU in the conference tournament . BYU and UNLV secured at-large bids into the tournament . Both BYU and SDSU reached the '' Sweet Sixteen '' round but were also eliminated inthat round
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NCAA Division I FBS independent schools
2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball season