Denver City Wire

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST  

• The Mountain West has six teams ranked in the top 100 and five programs in the top 35 of the Jan. 23 NET rankings. 
• The MW is one of three conferences (Big 12, 7; Big Ten, 5; MW, 5) that have five or more teams ranked among the top 35 of the NET rankings. 
• The Mountain West has the fifth-best conference NET ranking among the 32 Division I conferences. The MW trails the Big 12, Big Ten, SEC and Big East.
• The MW owns a 99-39 (.717) nonconference record in 2022-23, which is the fifth-best nonconference record among the 32 conferences in the nation.
• The Mountain West is the only Conference in the country that has five teams with 15 or more wins on the season. 
• The MW is one of five conferences (Big 12, Big Ten, C-USA and SEC) that owns a nonconference winning percentage of .700 or better.
• The Mountain West’s nonconference winning percentage (.717) is the Conference's best nonconference winning percentage since 2012-13 (.761).
• Mountain West teams have a combined nine wins against teams from the Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC this season.
• Three Mountain West squads (Nevada, 7; San Diego State, 11; UNLV, 17) rank among the top-20 toughest schedules in 2022-23 according to the NCAA.
• New Mexico returned to the Associated Press Top 25 this week, ranking No. 25. The Lobos are also receiving votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Additionally, San Diego State is receiving votes in both polls, while Boise State is garnering votes in the AP poll.
• New Mexico senior guard Jaelen House was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). House is one of 50 players nationwide to be named to the list, which honors top candidates for the award annually given to the nation’s top player.