Colorado State and New Mexico — the two best men’s basketball teams in the Mountain West — rescued the conference from a rough start to the NCAA Tournament. Following non-competitive losses by San Diego State and Utah State,

Rams on a roll Colorado State's winning streak is at 10, and the Rams are headed to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Mountain West's automatic bid with a victory over Boise State on Saturday. Since Colorado State was considered a fairly unlikely at-large candidate,

The CSU Rams men's basketball team punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

The Gophers’ effort to bring in Medved has been a bit complicated by geography. While Colorado State was playing in Seattle, Gophers athletic director Mark Coyle was in Milwaukee on Sunday, sitting curtsied at Fiserv Forum preoccupied with his role on the NCAA selection committee and the Illinois-Kentucky, Iowa State-Mississippi games.

Colorado State Rams men's basketball fell to the Maryland Terrapins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. Maryland claimed victory in the dying seconds of the second half 72-71. Rams guard Jalen Lake put CSU in winning position during the dwindling seconds of the game with a 3-point shot that gave the Rams a 71-70 lead over Maryland.