Champion
Colorado State
Champion inferred from same-conference postseason matchup.
1997 Western Athletic Conference
No divisions inferred; same-conference postseason title game detected.
Members
14
No membership change note recorded for this season
Standings confidence
inferred
Derived from 49 completed conference games.
Coverage
100%
Championship game: Yes
Season Summary
Champion, format, and season context above the fold for direct standings intent.
Champion
Colorado State
No co-champions inferred
Title game
Yes
Colorado State over New Mexico
Format
Single table
No divisions inferred; same-conference postseason title game detected.
Data source
Inferred
Final poll ranks appear in the standings table when present.
Final Standings
Derived conference standings for the selected season.
Inferred
Derived from 49 completed conference games.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-0 | 100.0 | 10-3 | 162 | 84 | 78 | — | |
| 2 | 5-1 | 83.3 | 11-2 | 204 | 75 | 129 | AP #17 | |
| 3 | New MexicoTitle game | 6-2 | 75.0 | 9-4 | 258 | 157 | 101 | — |
| 4 | 5-2 | 71.4 | 6-5 | 186 | 100 | 86 | — | |
| 5 | 5-3 | 62.5 | 7-4 | 205 | 189 | 16 | — | |
| 6 | 5-3 | 62.5 | 6-5 | 185 | 159 | 26 | — | |
| 7 | 4-4 | 50.0 | 6-5 | 175 | 167 | 8 | — | |
| 8 | 3-3 | 50.0 | 7-6 | 138 | 96 | 42 | — | |
| 9 | 3-4 | 42.9 | 4-7 | 121 | 191 | -70 | — | |
| 10 | 2-4 | 33.3 | 5-7 | 103 | 159 | -56 | — | |
| 11 | 2-4 | 33.3 | 3-8 | 129 | 159 | -30 | — | |
| 12 | 2-6 | 25.0 | 2-9 | 197 | 296 | -99 | — | |
| 13 | 1-7 | 12.5 | 1-10 | 136 | 237 | -101 | — | |
| 14 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 3-9 | 54 | 184 | -130 | — |
Structure And Tiebreaks
Season-specific qualification and confidence-aware tiebreak summary.
Season format
- Structure
- No divisions inferred; same-conference postseason title game detected.
- Divisions
- No
- Championship game
- Yes
Tiebreak summary
InferredConference champion inferred from a same-conference postseason championship game.
- Colorado State defeated New Mexico (41-13).
Colorado State is treated as the conference champion because the dataset contains an inferred conference championship game result.
Teams In Conference
Programs with membership segments covering this season.
Membership span: 1980-1998
19 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1962-1998
37 seasons tracked1 title in the conference
Membership span: 1968-1998
31 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1979-2011
33 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1962-1998
37 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1996-2004
9 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1978-1998
21 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1996-2004
9 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1996-2000
5 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1996-2004
9 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1996-1998
3 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1962-1998
37 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1968-2004
37 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
Membership span: 1962-1998
37 seasons tracked0 titles in the conference
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