The Boise State men’s basketball team needs to pile up some victories to stay within striking distance of NCAA Tournament at-large consideration.
Entering Tuesday’s 7 p.m. Mountain time home matchup with Wyoming (9-7, 2-3 Mountain West), the Broncos (12-5, 4-2) are up to No. 52 in the latest NCAA NET Rankings. Boise State has two strong wins over St. Mary’s (No. 33 in NET) and Clemson (No. 38) but is just 2-4 overall against Quad 1 and 2 teams, including last week’s heartbreaking loss to Utah State (No. 31).
Wyoming (No. 157) won’t offer much resume help in Tuesday’s Mountain West Conference showdown at ExtraMile Arena, but the Broncos do have two quality upcoming opponents on the road in New Mexico (No. 57) and Colorado State (No. 84). Boise State then returns home to take on Nevada (No. 64) to close out the month.
If the Broncos can go 4-0 in their final four games in January, they should be back on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble…