MW Men’s Basketball Weekly Release – Nov. 17 – Mountain West Conference
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.