Five MW Schools Rank Among Basketball Top 40 in Current NET Rankings

Courtesy of the Mountain West Conference

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The Mountain West is celebrating its 25th season of men’s basketball during the 2023-24 campaign.

  • In the current NET rankings, the Mountain West has five programs ranked among the top 40. Colorado State (16), San Diego State (29), New Mexico (34), Nevada (36) and Utah State (40) are among the top 40.

  • The Mountain West is 96-37 (.722) in nonconference action in 2023-24, which is the third-best nonconference record among the 32 conferences. The MW has had a nonconference winning percentage of .600 or better in each of the last four seasons.

  • Best in the WEST. The Mountain West is 22-7 against the Pac-12 (6-1) and West Coast Conference (16-6) in 2023-24.

  • The Mountain West is one of three conferences (Big 12, SEC) to have five or more teams with a winning percentage of .800 or better.

  • The top five teams in the MW standings (Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State and Utah State) are a combined 56-6 on the season.

  • For the fifth week in a row, Colorado State is ranked in both the Associated Press poll and the USA Today Coaches poll. The Rams are No. 15 in the AP poll and rank No. 14 in the coaches poll.

  • Heading into the eighth week of the season, Nevada, New Mexico and San Diego State are receiving votes in the national polls.

  • Four MW guards rank among the top 15 in the nation in total assists. Utah State’s Darius Brown III ranks first with 99 assists, while Colorado State’s Isaiah Stevens is fourth with 88 assists and New Mexico’s Donovan Dent and San José State’s Alvaro Cardenas are tied for 14th with 74 helpers each.

  • Two players from the Mountain West are among the top 15 in the country in double-doubles posted. San Diego State’s Jaedon LeDee and Utah State’s Great Osobor are tied for 14th with six each.

  • Mountain West programs have won six nonconference tournaments this season. Colorado State won the Hall of Fame Classic, Nevada won the Diamond Head Classic, New Mexico won a share of the Ball Dawgs Classic title, San Diego State won both the SoCal Showcase and Continental Tire Main Event and Utah State won the Cayman Islands Classic.

SCHOOL MWC PCT. OVERALL PCT. STREAK

Nevada 0-0 .000 11-2 .923 W 5

Utah State 0-0 .000 11-1 .923 W 11

Colorado State 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 W 2

New Mexico 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 W 10

San Diego State 0-0 .000 10-2 .833 W 3

Boise State 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 L 1

Air Force 0-0 .000 7-5 .583 L 3

Wyoming 0-0 .000 7-5 .553 L 2

San Jose State 0-0 .000 7-6 .538 W 1

Fresno State 0-0 .000 6-6 .500 L 2

UNLV 0-0 .000 5-5 .500 W 1

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