AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The Mountain West has six teams in the top 75 of the NET rankings (as of Feb. 24) and is one of six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC) that have six or more in the top 75. The MW is also one of six conferences with four or more teams in the top 50 of the NET rankings.
  • The MW is one of six leagues (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC) with a combined 15 or more Quad 1 wins this season.
  • The Mountain West ranks sixth in the conference NET rankings behind the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Big East and ACC.
  • The MW is 74-46 (.617) in nonconference action in 2024-25, ranking among the top nine conferences in the nation.
  • The MW is one of eight conferences in the country that have a combined 46 or fewer losses in nonconference action this season.
  • The Mountain West has 10 victories over opponents from the ACC, Big 12, Big East and Big Ten this season.
  • Nine of 11 MW teams finished nonconference action with a record of .500 or better this season.
  • Six Mountain West teams earned bids to the 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, a league record and the most since earning five in 2012-13.
  • The six NCAA tournament bids last season were tied for the third most among Division I Conferences (Big 12, 8, SEC, 8; Big Ten, 6).
  • The MW is one of five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC) to have four or more NCAA tournament bids each of the last three seasons.
  • For the first time in league history, three different MW teams (Colorado State, San Diego State, and Utah State) recorded a win in the NCAA tournament.
  • In 2024, the Mountain West had two teams (San Diego State and Utah State) play in the round of 32 for the first time since 2013.
  • The Mountain West has earned multiple NCAA tournament bids in 21 of 25 seasons heading into 2024-25.
  • New Mexico is scoring 17.3 fast break points per game this season, which leads the country.
  • San Diego State is limiting opponents to shooting 37.2 percent from the field this season, which is the second-best field goal percentage defense in the nation.
  • Utah State is 24-4 on the season, which is tied for the sixth-best win percentage in DI men’s basketball in 2024-25.
  • San Diego State is averaging 5.6 blocks per game, which ranks eighth in the nation in 2024-25.
  • Colorado State is connecting on 78 percent of attempts from the charity stripe, ranking 17th in the country in free throw percentage.
  • Air Force’s Ethan Taylor is averaging 3.1 triples this season, ranking 24th in the nation in 3-point field goals per game.
  • Boise State’s Alvaro Cardenas has dished out 186 dimes in 2024-25, ranking seventh in the nation.
  • Boise State senior Tyson Degenhart was named to the 2025 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Midseason Top 10 List.
  • Colorado State’s Nique Clifford is third in the nation in defensive rebounds per game, averaging 8.67 in 2024-25. He also ranks ninth in the country with 13 double-doubles.
  • New Mexico’s Donovan Dent is 12th in the nation in total assists with 176 this season. Dent is averaging 19.6 points per game, ranking 24th in the country in scoring average.
  • Dent is the lone MW player named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List and he Naismith Trophy Midseason Watch List.
  • UNM’s Nelly Junior Joseph has recorded 13 double-doubles this season, which is tied for the ninth-most double-doubles in the country. He also ranks eighth in total rebounds with 285 on the year.
  • San Diego State’s Magoon Gwath is sixth in DI men’s basketball in blocks per game after averaging 2.6.
  • SDSU sophomore Miles Byrd is among the top 10 players on the Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2025 Julius Erving Award watch list.
  • Wyoming’s Obi Agbim is connecting on 47 percent of attempts from long range, which is the third-best 3-point field goal percentage in the country.