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AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST<\/p>\n

The Mountain West has the sixth-best strength of schedule among the 31 DI conferences, trailing the Big 12, Big Ten, ACC, Big East and SEC.
\nThe Mountain West owns the sixth-best NET among the 31 DI Conferences, trailing the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, ACC and Big East.
\nThe Mountain West is one of six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and SEC) that have eight or more teams ranked in the top 100 of the NET rankings as of March 2.
\nThe MW has six teams (Utah State, 26; New Mexico, 42; San Diego State, 44; Boise State, 59; Nevada, 67; Grand Canyon, 75) ranked among the top 75 of NET rankings as of March 2.
\nThe MW has eight teams (Utah State, 26; New Mexico, 42; San Diego State, 44; Boise State, 59; Nevada, 67; Grand Canyon, 75; Colorado State, 88; Wyoming, 100) ranked among the top 100 of NET rankings as of March 2.
\nThe Mountain West has a combined 57 Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins in 2025-26 as of March 2.
\nThe Mountain West has a .649 nonconference winning percentage and is one of seven conferences (A10, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and SEC) that have a nonconference winning percentage of .640 or better in 2025-26.
\nUtah State is receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 and in the USA Today Coaches poll.
\nCBS Sports and FOX Sports will televise over 70 games nationally in 2025-26.
\nGrand Canyon University joined the Mountain West on July 1, 2025, expanding the competitive footprint and adding a program with four NCAA appearances in five years under head coach Bryce Drew.
\nThe Mountain West has sent four or more teams to the NCAA Men\u2019s Basketball Championship each of the last four years, including a league-record six in 2024.
\nThe Mountain West\u2019s four NCAA tournament bids in 2025 were tied for the fifth-most among the 31 DI men\u2019s basketball conferences (ACC).
\nThe 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.
\nThe 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.
\nThe 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.<\/p>\n


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