AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The Mountain West is one of eight conferences (A10, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, CUSA, SEC and WCC) with four or more undefeated teams this season.
  • The Mountain West is one of nine conferences (A10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, CUSA, MVC, SEC and WCC) with a nonconference winning percentage of .650 or higher in 2025-26.
  • Mountain West teams have a combined 23 wins by double digits this season.
  • San Diego State is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls for the third week in a row. Additionally, Utah State received a vote in the AP poll for the second week this season.
  • CBS Sports and FOX Sports will televise over 70 games nationally in 2025-26.
  • The Mountain West has sent four or more teams to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament each of the last four years, including a league-record six in 2024.
  • The Mountain West’s four NCAA tournament bids in 2025 were tied for the fifth-most among the 31 DI men’s basketball conferences (ACC).
  • The Mountain West is one of six leagues (ACC, Big East, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC) to have at least four teams in each of the last four NCAA tournaments.
  • The 2024-25 campaign marked the seventh season in a row and the 22nd in Conference history the league has had two or more NCAA bids.
  • The MW went 2-1 in the NCAA Round of 64 in 2025, marking the second straight season that multiple MW teams advanced to the Round of 32.
  • Grand Canyon University joins the Mountain West in 2025-26, expanding the competitive footprint and adding a program with four NCAA appearances in five years under head coach Bryce Drew.
  • Colorado State is connecting on 88.2 percent of attempts from the charity stripe, which is the top free throw percentage in DI men’s basketball. Additionally, CSU owns the 10th-best 3-point field goal percentage (.450) in the nation.
  • San Diego State is limiting opponents to 51 points per game, the second-best scoring defense in the nation.
  • San José State guard Colby Garland is averaging 24.3 points per game this season, ranking seventh in the country.
  • Utah State forward Garry Clark is one of 20 players in the nation to record three or more double-doubles in 2025-26. Clark has posted three double-doubles, tying for third in the country and two shy of the national leader. Clark also ranks among the top five in the country in field goal percentage (.800).
  • Wyoming is averaging 47.3 points off the bench this season, the fourth-most among DI men’s basketball teams.
  • Wyoming guard Uriyah Rojas is making 68.8 percent of his attempts from long range, ranking fourth nationally in 3-point field percentage.