Courtesy of Utah State Athletics
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men’s basketball is ranked No. 18 in the nation in this week’s Associated Press and Coaches Poll that was released on Monday. Utah State is one of two nationally ranked Mountain West teams along with Nevada, who is at No. 23.
This is the eighth week the Aggies have been ranked in both polls. USU was previously ranked No. 22 (March 4), No. 22 (Feb. 26), No. 22 (Feb. 5) No. 17 (Jan. 29), No. 18 (Jan. 22), No. 16 (Jan. 15), and No. 20 (Jan. 8) in the AP Poll, while it was No. 22 (March 4), No. 23 (Feb. 26), No. 21 (Feb. 5), No. 17 (Jan. 29), No. 20 (Jan. 22), No. 17 (Jan. 15) and No. 23 (Jan. 8) in the Coaches Poll.
It is just the second time in program history that Utah State has been nationally ranked for at least eight weeks during the season. The 1959-60 team holds the school record as it was ranked for 11 weeks.
Overall, it is the 10th time in school history that Utah State has been nationally ranked. USU’s highest-ever ranking was in 1960 when it was No. 7 in the nation.
The Aggies are 75-23 (.765) all-time as an AP ranked team, including an 11-2 record this year.
Utah State (24-5, 12-4 MW) is the top-seed in the upcoming Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will play either eighth-seeded Wyoming (15-16, 8-10 MW) or ninth-seeded Fresno State (11-20, 4-14 MW) in a quarterfinal game on Thursday, March 14, at 1 p.m. (MT). The contest will be televised live on CBS Sports Network (Xfinity Ch. 269, DirecTV Ch. 221, Dish Ch. 158). If USU advances to the semifinals it will play at 7:30 p.m. (MT) on Friday, March 15, on CBS Sports Network, while the championship game will be on Saturday, March 16, at 4 p.m. (MT) on CBS.
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