The seeding of the three co-champions for the four-team bracket was done by a random draw in late February, conducted via a Saturday night conference telephone call by commissioner John Roning from Moscow, Idaho.
[5][6][7] Weber was drawn as the top seed, which included the right to host at Wildcat Gym in Ogden.
[5][6][7] At this time, both Weber and Boise still played in small gymnasiums, while ISU's Minidome had more than double the seating capacity of the others.
The Wildcats defeated fourth-seeded Northern Arizona in the semifinal,[8][9] but lost to Boise State in the final in double overtime.
[10][11] For the third consecutive year, senior forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team, this time as a unanimous choice.