RGJ sports writers Chris Murray, Jim Krajewski and Duke Ritenhouse discuss Nevada basketball hitting the Top 25, Bishop Gorman moving to a different level, local prep basketball and the College Football Playoff. Chris Murray/RGJ
Each week, RGJ sports writer Chris Murray will rank the Mountain West basketball teams. Here are this week’s rankings, with each team’s record and a comment. All records and rankings based on the games completed by Monday night.
1. Nevada
Rank last week: 1
Record: 8-0
Comment: The Wolf Pack became the first Mountain West team since the 2014-15 season to appear in the AP Top 25 after debuting in that poll at No.