Six MW Basketball Schools Among Top 65 In NET Rankings

From the desk of Theresa Kurtz/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 six programs ranked among the top 65: New Mexico (15), San Diego State (20), Utah State (22), Colorado State (33), Boise State (55) and Nevada (63). These six teams are a combined 97-25 on the season, including a 69-10 mark in nonconference action.

  • The Mountain West is one of five conferences (Big 12, 9; Big East, 4; Big Ten, 4; MW, 4; SEC, 4) with four or more teams ranked among the top 35 of the current NET rankings.

  • The Mountain West is 104-38 (.732) in nonconference action in 2023-24, the fourth-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.

  • The Mountain West is one of two conferences that has four teams with 16 or more wins on the year.

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  • The Mountain West is 24-7 combined against the Pac-12 (6-1) and West Coast Conference (18-6) in 2023-24.

  • The Mountain West is one of three conferences (Big 12, SEC) with six or more teams with an overall winning percentage of .700 or better.

  • The Mountain West is the only conference to have all its teams finish the nonconference slate with a winning percentage above .500.

  • Two Mountain West teams are ranked in this week's Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls entering the 13th week of the 2023-24 season. Utah State ranks No. 17/17 and New Mexico is No. 19/20.

  • For the third time this season, the Mountain West has multiple teams ranked in the Associated Press poll with New Mexico and Utah State among the top 25 heading into the 13th week of the season.

  • The Mountain West is one of six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MW, SEC) with multiple teams ranked in the Associated Press poll.

  • Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State are receiving votes in the national polls.

  • Two MW guards rank among the top seven in the nation in total assists. Colorado State's Isaiah Stevens is second in the nation with 149 assists, while Utah State's Darius Brown II is seventh with 140 assists.

  • Two players from the Mountain West are among the top 20 in the country in double-doubles posted. Utah State's Great Osobor ranks 13th with 10 double-doubles, while San Diego State's Jaedon LeDee ranks 20th with nine on the year.

  • CSU's Stevens and SDSU's LeDee have been named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and the Lute Olson watch lists. Additionally, Utah State's Osobor was named to the Lute Olson watch list.

  • The Mountain West is one of five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, SEC) with three or more student-athletes on the Lute Olson watch list.

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