AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

  • The MW has three programs in the top 90 of the NET (San Diego State – 77; Colorado State– 85; UNLV – 86) and five in the top 115 (Boise State – 109; New Mexico – 111).
  • The Mountain West is one of nine leagues (ACC, A10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Ivy, SEC and Sun Belt) and one of five non-Autonomous 4 leagues that have three or more teams ranked in the top 90 of the NET rankings.
  • 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 to hold opponents to 62.6 points per game or less this season (America East – 59.6, Ivy – 60.4, Patriot – 61.2, Coastal – 61.3, Southern – 61.5, A10 – 62.2, Mountain West – 62.6).
  • Boise State is ranked second in DI for 3-point percentage (39.6).
  • Colorado State is ranked 13th in DI in opponent points (55.5) and 19th in DI in opponent field goal percentage (36.3).
  • 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)
  • 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).