AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The MW has one program in the top 58 of the NET (Colorado State – 58) and four in the top 114 (San Diego State – 84; UNLV – 95; New Mexico – 114).
  • Mountain West teams have taken down six Autonomous 4 and Big East programs: UNLV 85 – DePaul 78, Grand Canyon 78 – SMU 60, UNLV 76 – Creighton 67, New Mexico 72 at Arizona 69, San Diego State 64 at Kansas State 53, New Mexico 63 – Houston 41.
  • The MW is one of seven leagues and one of three non-A4 conferences, to hold opponents to 62.3 points per game or less this season (SEC – 56.1, America East – 59.2, Big 12 – 59.3, Big Ten – 59.9, Ivy – 60.5, ACC – 61.0).
  • Boise State leads the MW in both 3-point percentage (38.7) and assists (214), something no MW program has done in a season since Colorado State in 2015-16. The Broncos are one of 11 DI teams currently leading their conference in both categories.
  • As a team, the Broncos are ranked 10th in DI for 3-point percentage (38.7).
  • Colorado State is allowing an average of 27.5 points per game in the second half this season, the 10th-fewest by any DI program. The last MW team to finish a season allowing such a low scoring average in the second half was Utah in 2009-10.
  • The Rams are ranked 18th in DI in opponent field goal percentage (33.9).
  • UNLV is 53-3 (.946) in regular-season Conference games since the beginning of the 2022-23 season. Among teams that have been DI each of the last four season, that’s the fifth-best regular-season record in league action, behind only South Dakota State, FGCU, South Carolina and UConn.
  • The Mountain West will have five contests aired on national television this year through CBS Sports Network or FOX Sports:

Nov. 14 – Baylor at UNLV @ 6 p.m. PT (CBSSN)

Dec. 17 – UNLV at Grand Canyon @ 6 p.m. MT (CBSSN)

Jan. 17 – Grand Canyon at New Mexico @ 2:30 p.m. MT (FS1)

Jan. 31 – Colorado State at UNLV @ 12 p.m. PT (FS1)

March 10 – MW Championship Game @ 6:30 p.m. PT (CBSSN)

  • UNLV’s Destiny Leo has been named to the 2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list. Leo is one of 20 student-athletes on the list.
  • UNLV’s Lindy La Rocque has been named to the 2026 Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year preseason watch list.
  • The MW welcomes three new head coaches to the league: Ryan McCarthy (Fresno State), Winston Gandy (Grand Canyon) and Jonas Chatterton (San José State).
  • Four MW programs competed in postseason tournaments last season: Air Force (WNIT), San Diego State (NCAA), UNLV (WBIT), Wyoming (WBIT).