By james art 
The Boise State men’s basketball team doesn’t match the NCAA Tournament’s biggest seed entering the week, but the Broncos are close enough in every metric to get back on the bubble.
The Broncos (13-7, 5-4), who are No. 52 in the NCAA Net rankings, sit at No. 56 in the latest ESPN BPI. According to the BPI, Boise State still has a 16.4 percent chance to win the Mountain West Conference.
Among MWC teams, BPI likes Utah State (18-2, 8-1) the best. The Aggies are No. 35 in the BPI and have a 51.4 percent chance to win the MWC.
San Diego State (13-5, 6-3) is next in the BPI at No. 47 with a 35.3 percent chance to secure the conference title. MWC seed New Mexico (17-4, 9-1) is No. 57 in the BPI with just a 12.5 percent chance to win the crown.
Here’s a look at each MWC team’s BPI resume:
Overall record: 18-2
BPI rank: 25
Trend: +9
Offensive rating: 8.2
Defensive rating: 4.5
Projected overall record: 26.4-4.6
Projected Conference Record: 16.4-3.6
Conference Win Probability: 51.4%
Remaining strength of schedule: 96
Overall record: 13-5
BPI rank: 47
Trend: +3
Offensive rating: 2.2
Defensive rating: 9.4
Projected overall record: 21.2-7.8
Projected Conference Record: 14.2-5.8
Conference Win Probability: 35.3%
Chart Strength Remaining: 100
Overall record: 13-7
BPI rank: 56
Trend: +2
Offensive rating: 5.9
Defensive Rating: 4.0
Projected overall record: 20.6-10.4
Projected Conference Record: 12.6-7.4
Conference Win Probability: 16.4%
Remaining Chart Strength: 101
Overall record: 17-4
BPI rank: 57
Trend: +2
Offensive rating: 3.7
Defensive rating: 6.2
Projected overall record: 23.2-7.8
Projected Conference Record: 15.2-4.8
Conference Win Probability: 12.5%
Remaining strength of schedule: 85
Overall record: 11-9
BPI rank: 73
Trend: -11
Offensive rating: 4.9
Defensive rating: 2.8
Projected Total Record: 17.6-13.4
Projected Conference Record: 9.6-10.4
Conference win probability: 9.3 percent
Chart strength remaining: 90
Overall record: 13-7
BPI Rank: 80
Trend: -4
Offensive rating: 2.8
Defensive rating: 4.6
Projected overall record: 19.3-11.7
Projected Conference Record: 13.3-6.7
Conference Win Probability: 3.4%
Remaining strength of schedule: 89
Overall record: 11-9
BPI Rank: 99
Trend: -5
Offensive Rating: 3.0
Defensive rating: 2.3
Projected overall record: 16.5-14.5
Projected conference recording: 10.5-9.5
Conference Win Probability: 1.4%
Remaining strength of schedule: 84
Overall record: 10-11
BPI rank: 172
Trend: +3
Offensive Rating: 0.8
Defense Rating: -1.6
Projected overall record: 13.8-18.2
Projected Conference Record: 6.8-13.2
Odds to Win Conference:
Remaining strength of schedule: 93
Overall record: 10-10
BPI rank: 190
Trend: +5
Offensive rating: -1.7
Defensive rating: 0.1
Projected overall record: 13.8-17.2
Projected Conference Record: 6.8-13.2
Odds to Win Conference:
Remaining strength of schedule: 99
Overall record: 5-15
BPI rank: 267
Trend: +3
Offensive rating: -5.3
Defensive rating: -1.1
Projected Total Record: 7.0-24.0
Projected Conference Record: 3.0-17.0
Odds to Win Conference:
Remaining strength of schedule: 88
Overall record: 3-17
BPI rank: 271
Trend:-
Offensive rating: -3.7
Defensive rating: -2.8
Projected overall record: 4.7-26.3
Projected Conference Record: 1.7-18.3
Odds to Win Conference:
Remaining strength of schedule: 81