Sept. 29, 2005
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UNLV is favored to capture the Mountain West Conference regular-season crown in a vote by the league’s head coaches released today by the MWC office.
UNLV captured the top spot in the poll with 59 points and five first-place votes. Utah was predicted to finish second with 53 points and two first-place votes, while BYU claimed third with 53 points and two first-place tallies. MWC newcomer TCU was selected fourth with 43 points, while Colorado State was picked fifth with 41 points. Wyoming settled in the sixth position with 29 points, while New Mexico claimed seventh with 23 points. San Diego State (16 points) and Air Force (eight points) rounded out the poll in eight and ninth, respectively.
UNM’s women’s swimming & diving 2005 season starts on Friday, October 21, with a conference meet against Air Force at home. The next day the team will face another conference team, Wyoming. The 2006 Mountain West Conference Championships again will be held in Oklahoma City, Okla., February 22-25.