The Mountain West has traditionally been a defense-first conference in men’s basketball. Unsurprisingly, top MWC contenders Utah State (23-4, 13-3), San Diego State (18-8, 12-4), New Mexico (21-6, 12-4) and Grand Canyon (17-10, 10-6) all rank inside the top 40 nationally in KenPom defensive rating. Boise State (16-11, 8-8), which ranked No.