Last year, head coach Beth Burns led the Aztecs to their first NCAA appearance in more than 10 years. SDSU knocked off DePaul in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament before falling to eventual Final Four participant Stanford.

Wyoming finished the 2008-2009 season with a rough 16-14 overall record and landed in sixth place in the Mountain West Conference with an 8-8 record.

In the first year of Kristen Holt's coaching tenure last season, Colorado State finished with a losing record of 10-21, a six-game improvement over two seasons ago. The Rams are looking to take another step forward this season.

Heading into the 2010 season, the Frogs are fielding an experienced team. Led by three returners who received All-Mountain West Conference honors as underclassmen8212;Helena Sverrisdottir, TK LaFleur and Emily Carter8212;TCU will prove to be a serious threat in conference play this season.

Under new head coach Kathy Olivier, the Lady Rebels made a six-game win improvement last season and made it to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time in four years.

After a successful 23-10 run last season that included a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the 2009 Utes are working with a different kind of team.

After a tough loss to in-state rival Weber State, the Runnin' Utes are hoping to bounce back at home against the Idaho State Bengals Saturday night.

With last year's regular season championship being shared by three teams and many playmakers returning, the men's basketball competition in the Mountain West Conference should be nothing short of spectacular.

After upsetting No. 20 Illinois with a buzzer beater Friday night in the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament, the Runnin' Utes came out flat in the championship game and fell hard to Oklahoma State 77-55.

Although the score took away any suspense about the outcome of the game, Utah fans still got their money's worth Saturday night, as they saw the men's basketball team make a little bit of history.