Leading scorer: Leilani Mitchell, 17.1 ppg (second in MWC).
Leading rebounder: Kalee Whipple, 6.6 rpg (10th in MWC).
Best win: Besides a half-dozen romps with margins of victory between 24 and 49 points, Utah downed Nebraska 67-59 in its final-round pairing at Honolulu's Oahu Classic.
Worst loss: The Utes are better than their 17-point loss (62-45) at Southern California in early December indicates.
Worth noting: The season is only nine weeks old, but Mitchell, the Utes' senior guard, has already claimed four MWC player-of-the-week honors.

UNLV

Current record/streak: 4-9/three losses.
Preseason pick: Sixth — 109 total points.
Leading scorer: Sequoia Holmes, 20.7 ppg (first in MWC)
Leading rebounder: Sequoia Holmes, 7.3 rpg (fifth in MWC)

Best win: The Rebels edged No. 14 George Washington 62-61 in late November.
Worst loss: UNLV has lost five of seven since that GWU victory, including a 84-63 debacle at Nevada.
Worth noting: Holmes has made an early case for all-MWC honors, leading the league in scoring and among the leaders in rebounding.

San Diego State

Current record/streak: 9-3/one loss.
Preseason pick: Seventh — 93 total points.
Leading scorer: Paris Johnson, 14.6 ppg (seventh in MWC)
Leading rebounder: Paris Johnson, 6.7 rpg (ninth in MWC)
Best win: Besides beating a host of foes from mid- to lower-level conferences, SDSU whipped Navy 91-33 several weeks ago.
Worst loss: The Aztecs opened their own San Diego Surf 'N' Slam tournament by getting slammed by little-known Quinnipiac 78-59.
Worth noting: Johnson and teammate Allison Duffy are only two first-year players in the league's top 20 in both scoring and rebounding.

Colorado State

Current record/streak: 2-11/four losses.
Preseason pick: Eighth — 53 total points.