Montana and Weber State were the class of the Big Sky Conference this season, finishing a combined 37-3 in league play. The two teams split their season series, but the Grizzlies edged the Wildcats by a game to win the regular season conference championship.
Big Sky basketball standings 2013: Montana claims regular season title
The Grizzlies lost just one game in league play this season and captured the regular season title as a result.
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Aside from those two, only North Dakota finished with a winning record in league play, while a couple of teams finished at .500. No member of the league has the resume necessary to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, so the stakes for the league tournament that begins on Thursday are high. Montana has a leg-up on the field, as it received a bye into the semifinal round by virtue of its first-place finish in the regular season.
Here are the final regular season standings:
| Conf. | Overall | |
| Montana | 19-1 | 23-6 |
| Weber State | 18-2 | 24-5 |
| North Dakota | 12-8 | 15-15 |
| Montana State | 10-10 | 13-16 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-10 | 12-17 |
| Southern Utah | 8-12 | 11-19 |
| Northern Arizona | 8-12 | 11-20 |
| Sacramento State | 8-12 | 14-15 |
| Eastern Washington | 7-13 | 10-21 |
| Portland State | 5-15 | 8-20 |
| Idaho State | 5-15 | 6-24 |
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