AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The Mountain West has five teams in the top 55 of the NET rankings (as of March 11) and is one of six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC) that have five or more in the top 55.
    The MW has seven teams ranked in the top 100 of the NET rankings.
    The MW is one of six leagues (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, SEC) with a combined 13 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.
    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.
    Boise State’s Alvaro Cardenas has dished out 213 dimes in 2024-25, ranking sixth 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 8.2 in 2024-25. He also ranks 18th in the country with 13 double-doubles.
    New Mexico’s Donovan Dent is 11th in the nation in total assists with 202 this season. Dent is averaging 20.4 points per game, ranking 12th in the country in scoring average.
    UNM’s Nelly Junior Joseph has recorded 15 double-doubles this season, which is tied for the 11th-most double-doubles in the country. He also ranks third in total rebounds with 345 on the year.
    San Diego State’s Magoon Gwath is seventh 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 44.4 percent of attempts from long range, which is the ninth-best 3-point field goal percentage in the country.