RE: 2016-17 WAC Men's Basketball Attendance Numbers
Excluding the ACC, B1G, BIG XII, PAC-12, SEC, Big East, AAC, and A-10 (which are perennial multi-bid conferences), these are the non-power conferences that have had multiple bids over the Last 11 years; the time NMSU has been in the WAC. Teams in bold have joined one of the multi-bid conferences listed above. Teams in italic have moved from one mid-major conference to another mid-major conferences.
2017 - WCC (Gonzaga, St. Mary's)
2016 - Missouri Valley Conference (Wichita State, Northern Iowa)
2015 - Mountain West Conference (Wyoming, Boise State, San Diego State)
2015 - Missouri Valley (Northern Iowa, Wichita State)
2015 - WCC (Gonzaga, BYU)
2014 - Mountain West (New Mexico, San Diego State)
2014 - WCC (Gonzaga, BYU)
2013 - Missouri Valley (Creighton, Wichita State)
2013 - Sun Belt (Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee)
2013 - WCC (Gonzaga, St Mary's)
2012 - Mountain West (Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV)
2012 - WCC (St. Mary's, Gonzaga, BYU)
2012 - C-USA (Memphis, Southern Mississppi)
2012 - MAAC (Iona, Loyola (MD))
2012 - Missouri Valley (Creighton, Wichita State)
2011 - Mountain West (San Diego State, UNLV, BYU)
2011 - Colonial (George Mason, VCU, Old Dominion)
2011 - C-USA (Alabama Birmingham, Memphis)
2010 - Mountain West (BYU, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV)
2010 - C-USA (Houston, UTEP)
2010 - WAC (New Mexico State, Utah State)
2010 - WCC (Gonzaga, St. Mary's)
2009 - Mountain West (BYU, Utah)
2009 - Horizon (Butler, Cleveland State)
2008 - WCC (Gonzaga, St. Mary's, San Diego)
2008 - Mountain West (BYU, UNLV)
2008 - Sun Belt (South Alabama, Western Kentucky)
2007 - Colonial (VCU, Old Dominion)
2007 - Horizon (Butler, Wright State)
2007 - Missouri Valley (Southern Illinois, Creighton)
2007 - Mountain West (UNLV, BYU)
2007 - WAC (Nevada, New Mexico State)
It is obvious there are less mid-majors receiving at-large bids. But some of the reduction can be attributed to the shift of program to upper level conferences. We will see if this trend continues or if there will be other mid-majors to fill the void of teams like Creighton, VCU, Butler, Wichita State, etc. moving up.
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