Where the Big West stands as conference play approaches

We’ve reached January, which means that in less than two weeks, Big West men’s basketball will begin its conference play.
It was a rocky nonconference slate for the Big West, with only three of its member teams finishing on the right side of .500, but that’s to be expected to some extent with the number of Pac-12 and other Power Five opponents teams such as Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton scheduled.
So if nonconference records can be deceiving, then, really, where does