The Mountain West tournament is into the semifinals. How many teams make the NCAA Tournament? A look at March Madness projections and resumes.

Boise State and Colorado State unexpectedly reached Saturday’s final, perhaps costing a couple of familiar faces an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.

The negotiators hired by the conferences — the Pac-12 has retained Octagon; the Mountain West is using Endeavor — will use every data point available to better their position. But network executives take a multi-year view of the ratings generated by specific teams and leagues.