So right now we sit at first in the West with a 4-1 record, with wins over UAB, Southern Miss, and UT San Antonio, all of whom have two losses.
If LaTech beats us, they'll be 3-2 in conference, and we'll be in 4-2 so they would technically be in first due to head to head(assuming they win out). LaTech has UTSA, UTEP and FAU while we have Rice and UTEP
I like our chances of winning the west even if we don't win this game. If LaTech beats us, they'll have to win out in conference(unlikely) to win the west.
Of course if we win this we're pretty much in the drivers seat and would only need to win 1 out of UTEP and Rice to clinch the West, since we would have a head to head win over all the other contenders.
Just some thoughts as we get closer to game day.