THE TAKE
Ill take the over simply bc any of these 7 teams could be tournament teams... Locks: SDSU & Utah State Should be: GCU & Boise State Cusp: New Mexico, Colorado State, UNLV League already good, SDSU can be top 10 team, add GCU in the mix... take my chances
BOLDNESS
35/100
GRADE
12/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
San Diego State AztecsUtah State AggiesGrand Canyon AntelopesBoise State BroncosNew Mexico LobosColorado State RamsUNLV Rebels
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
at least 5 of the 7 named teams (SDSU, Utah State, GCU, Boise State, New Mexico, Colorado State, UNLV) qualify for the NCAA Tournament in the 2025-26 season, AND SDSU finishes the regular season ranked in the AP top 10 at least once. Take is partially true if 4+ teams make the tournament. Take is
FALSE IF
fewer than 4 make it or SDSU never cracks the top 10.
vague
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEOnly Utah State made the 2026 NCAA Tournament from the Mountain West — earning a No. 9 seed with a 28-6 record after winning the MW Tournament. SDSU, despite reaching the MW Tournament final, was left out of the NCAA field entirely, and New Mexico, GCU, Boise State, Colorado State, and UNLV all missed out as well (most ended up in the NIT or declined postseason play). SDSU never cracked the AP top 10 and was hovering around 26th or outside the top 25 for most of the season, well short of a top-10 appearance.