BYU became a member of the West Coast Conference in most sports, including basketball, while its football program became independent.
The Brigham Young University Cougars and San Diego State men's basketball teams ended the regular season as co-champions.
The Mountain West Conference held its pre-season media day on October 12, 2010 at the MountainWest Sports Network studios in Denver, Colorado.
San Diego State was the conference's automatic qualifier to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament[5] and were joined by BYU and UNLV as at-large selections.
In addition, Air Force received an invitation to compete in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.