Oct. 21, 1999

LAS VEGAS - The Mountain West Conference announced its preseason polls and all-conference teams Thursday at the league's inaugural Basketball Media Day, which was held at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Leading the way on the all-conference team as both the coaches and media's choice as Top Returning Player was UNLV's Linda Fr?hlich.

Also named to both squads were Utah's Lori Red, Colorado State's Heather Haanen and BYU's Cady Williams. Rounding out the coaches' five-member team was New Mexico's Miranda Sanchez. The media chose BYU's Jill Adams.

Receiving the nod from both the league coaches and media as the preseason favorite to win the conference was Utah.

The results of both polls were very similar with only two positions being reversed. Expected to finish second was Colorado State, third belonged to New Mexico, fourth to BYU and fifth to UNLV. The coaches gave the edge to Wyoming for sixth, while the media listed San Diego State in the No. 6 position. Wyoming and San Diego State were reversed in the No. 7 slot in the opposite poll. Air Force placed eighth in both polls.

MWC Preseason Coaches' Poll    MWC Preseason Media PollRank    School      Votes       Rank    School (1st place votes)    Votes1.  Utah        60      1.  Utah (11)           1952.  Colo. St.   55      2.  Colorado State (10)     1803.  New Mexico  46      3.  New Mexico (4)          1784.  BYU     42      4.  Brigham Young (2)       1405.  UNLV        32      5.  UNLV                1306.  Wyoming     23      6.  San Diego State         867.  SDSU        19      7.  Wyoming             638.  Air Force   9       8.  Air Force           30