In a somewhat unexpected twist, Boise State and Colorado State’s meeting in Saturday’s conference tourney final may cost a couple familiar faces an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

Although there will be no bid thieves in the top few conferences, there’s now another threat that should have bubble teams fearful. A five-bid Mountain West.

If San DIego State and the Mountain West nab five bids to the NCAA Tournament, they will squeeze out other teams, like Texas, that have hopes.