Seeds for 2026 Mountain West men’s basketball tournament
Here are the seeds for every team in the 2026 Mountain West men’s basketball tournament.
LAS VEGAS — What a moment to have a moment of greatness.
Or several of them, really.
Under the bright lights of the conference tournament in Las Vegas, Jase Butler had one of the best nights of his young college basketball career to lead the Colorado State men’s basketball team into the Mountain West quarterfinals.
Butler hit a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 20 points as the No. 7 Rams beat No. 10 Fresno State 67-63 at Thomas & Mack Center.
Butler hit a 3-pointer with 2:21 to go to put the Rams up 64-61. After a couple CSU stops, he then drove to the hoop for a layup to make it 66-61 and virtually seal the victory.
Butler also played some excellent defense as the Rams turned a five-point halftime deficit into a close win.
San Diego State up next
The Rams will now play No. 2 San Diego State in the quarterfinals March 12.
The game will be at 6 p.m. Pacific/7 p.m. Mountain and broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
Here’s the full bracket.
CSU and San Diego State split the regular season series, with each winning at home. The Rams won 83-74 at Moby Arena on Feb. 21 and lost 73-50 in San Diego on Jan. 28.
San Diego State is on the outer edges of the NCAA Tournament bubble, but the Aztecs likely need to win the Mountain West tournament to earn a Big Dance ticket.
Sports reporter Kevin Lytle can be found on social media on X, Instagram and Threads @Kevin_Lytle and on Bluesky.
