2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 11 |
Regular season | |
Tournament |
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Southern Utah | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington † | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 21 | .045 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Big Sky Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play begins in January 2021 and will conclude in March 2021.
Preseason awards were announced by the league office on November 11, 2020. [1]
(First place votes in parentheses)
(First place votes in parentheses)
Eastern Washington | Idaho | Idaho State | Montana | Montana State | Northern Arizona | Northern Colorado | Portland State | Sacramento State | Southern Utah | Weber State | |
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vs. Eastern Washington | 0–0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
vs. Idaho | 2–0 | – | 2−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2−0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Idaho State | 1–1 | 0−2 | – | 2–0 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
vs. Montana | 2–0 | 0−0 | 0−2 | – | 0−0 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Montana State | 2–0 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 0−0 | – | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Northern Arizona | 1–0 | 0−2 | 2−0 | 1−1 | 2−0 | – | 0−1 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Northern Colorado | 1–1 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 1−0 | – | 1−1 | 0−0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Portland State | 0–0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 2−0 | 0−0 | 1−1 | – | 0−0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Sacramento State | 2–0 | 0−2 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 1−1 | 0−0 | 0−0 | 0−0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Southern Utah | 1–1 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 0−2 | 0−2 | – | 1–1 |
vs. Weber State | 0–0 | 0−2 | 0−0 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 0−2 | 0−1 | 1−1 | 0−2 | 1–1 | − |
Total | 12–3 | 1–17 | 8–6 | 7–9 | 8–6 | 4–10 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 5–9 | 12–2 | 12–3 |
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