Colorado State Basketball: Utah Stands Between Rams' Postseason Hopes

Thursday, March 04 2010

Never has a battle for fifth place in the Mountain West Conference seemed more important than it will during Saturday's game in Fort Collins between Colorado State and Utah.

On one side, you have a school whose pure hope of landing a postseason tournament bid riding on one game. On the other, a school who's seen a rough fall from grace since winning the Mountain West Conference Championships just two seasons ago.

For the Rams of Colorado State, Senior Day essentially becomes a one-game season. Win, and you're eligible for the College Basketball Invitational or CollegeInsider.com Tournament-posting the same conference record that rival Wyoming did a season ago before going on to host a CBI game. Lose, and you follow in the footsteps of the CSU football team this past fall who came out to a hot start with an impressive win, only to fall from grace and not qualify for the postseason.

For Utah, the game appears to be more about pride and sending a young team out...
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