AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The Mountain West owns the sixth-best NET among the 31 D1 Conferences, trailing the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, ACC and Big East.
  • The MW has seven teams (Utah State, 27; Boise State, 49; Colorado State, 53; Wyoming, 66; New Mexico, 80; Nevada, 88; San Diego State, 94) ranked among the top 100 of NET rankings as of Dec. 8.
  • The Mountain West is one of six conferences (ACC, A10, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC) that has seven or more teams ranked in the top 100 of the NET rankings as of Dec. 8.
  • The MW is one of 10 conferences (A10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, MAC, MVC, SEC and WCC) that has a nonconference winning percentage of .600 or better in 2025-26.
  • Utah State is receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches polls for the fifth week in a row.
  • CBS Sports and FOX Sports will televise over 70 games nationally in 2025-26.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Air Force’s Caleb Walker is connecting on 71.8 percent of his attempts from the field, which is the second-best field goal percentage in the country.
  • Colorado State is connecting on 80.9 percent of attempts from the charity stripe, which is the third-best free-throw percentage in DI men’s basketball. Additionally, CSU owns the best 3-point field goal percentage (.459) in the nation.
  • CSU’s Josh Pascarelli ranks third in the country in triples per game. He’s averaging 3.9 per contest during his junior campaign.
  • New Mexico’s Tomislav Buljan is averaging 11 rebounds per game this season, ranking seventh in the country among DI men’s basketball players.
  • San José State’s Yaphet Moundi has posted five double-doubles in 2025-26, ranking 10th in the country.
  • Wyoming is averaging 43.6 points off the bench this season, the second-most among DI men’s basketball teams.