MW Men's Basketball Weekly Release – November 4 – Mountain West Conference

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• Six Mountain West teams received bids to the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, a league record and the most since five in the 2012-13 season.
• Last season's six NCAA Tournament bids were the third-most among Division I conferences (Big 12, 8; SEC, 8; Big Ten, 6).
• The MW is one of five conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC) that have had four or more NCAA Tournament bids in each of the last three seasons.
• For the first time in league history, three different MW teams (Colorado State, San Diego State and Utah State) recorded a win in the NCAA Tournament.
• For the first time since 2013, the Mountain West had two teams (San Diego State and Utah State) play in the Round of 32.
• Since 2018, MW has received multiple bids to the NCAA Tournament.
• The Mountain West have received multiple NCAA Tournament bids in 21 of 25 seasons through 2024-25.
• The Mountain West has a 120-55 (.686) non-conference record in the 2023-24 season, the sixth-best non-conference record in league history and the best since 2012-13.
• The Mountain West was the only conference to have all teams finish the 2023–24 non-conference slate with a winning percentage above .500.
• Boise State Tyson Degenhart opens the 2024-25 season on multiple watch lists. The senior forward was named to the 2024-25 Jersey Mike's Naismith Men's Player of the Year Watch List and the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List.