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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 1H 6M

Thoughts on a 1-bid Mountain West + why playing in a fun NIT field is good for CSU hoops

from DNVR CSU Rams Podcast · host Justin Michael

Justin Michael gives his takeaways from the Mountain West Tournament and a disappointing Selection Sunday for the league. He talks about why it’s not surprising that the conference only got one team into the NCAA Tournament but still feels there were at least three deserving teams for the field. He also talks about an intriguing opportunity in the NIT for CSU men’s basketball, the final power ranking of the year, and a chance for the women’s team to pull off a big upset against Michigan State. 0:00 - Intro 3:21 - Best & worst of the weekend 13:00 - Mountain West got a raw deal with the NCAA tournament 24:00 - Setting the scene for the NIT tournament 25:22 - CSU Mountain West tournament takeaways 34:45 - Mountain West tournament final thoughts 45:00 - Previewing NIT tournament 55:15 - Final mountain west ranking 1:00 - CSU women are going dancing Join the DNVR Supporter's Club and get a custom DNVR badge next to your name!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8aOXvlqQqMlTFvbbAarD-A/join An ALLCITY Network Production PARTY WITH US: https://thednvr.com/events ALL THINGS DNVR: https://linktr.ee/dnvrsports BALL-KNOWER BONUS/Merch: https://promotion.allcitynetwork.com/all SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DNVR_Sports Toyota: Visit Your Front Range Toyota Stores at a location near you - Toyota is the official vehicle of DNVR. Toyota - Let’s Go Places! Monarch: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarch.com with code DNVR Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: DNVRSR for 40% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people. Gametime: Download the app, create an account, and use code DNVR for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Justin Michael gives his takeaways from the Mountain West Tournament and a disappointing Selection Sunday for the league. He talks about why it’s not surprising that the conference only got one team into the NCAA Tournament but still feels there were at least three deserving teams for the field. He also talks about an intriguing opportunity in the NIT for CSU men’s basketball, the final power ranking of the year, and a chance for the women’s team to pull off a big upset against Michigan State.

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