The latest NCAA tournament Bubble Watch is out on SB Nation and there are four Mountain West teams once again in the field with UNLV and San Diego State are still considered locks as a No. 3 and No. 4 seed. San Diego State is actually on the cusp of earning a three seed as they are the highest of the four seeds. San Diego State and UNLV host each other this week so look for the winner to jump up a seed line and the other to fall at least one see line come the next Bracketology update.

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The San Diego St. Aztecs were in a position to move into the top 10, but their blowout loss to the Colorado St. Rams dropped them to No. 17 in both polls. The UNLV Runnin' Rebels moved up to No. 11 in the AP poll and No. 13 in the coaches poll.

The New Mexico Lobos are still sitting in the 'others receiving votes' category and the Colorado St. Rams who have a respectable 14-6 and just upset San Diego State are nowhere to be found. Voters probably want Colorado State to prove that the game was not a fluke. They will get that chance when they play against UNLV this week.

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll

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UNLV has been a big surprise this year by knocking of former No. 1 North Carolina to landing Pitt transfer Khem Birch and now they are ranked No. 12 in both the AP and Coaches Poll. This Saturday they take on San Diego State who is ranked No. 22 in both polls and will be one of the marquee matchups of college hoops. That game will be an early indicator of who will be the team to beat in the Mountain West.

New Mexico is also in the hunt to be ranked in both polls and are sitting just on the outside of each poll.

See both polls after the jump.

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The San Diego St. Aztecs have a nice 12-2 record and finally have made their way into the USA Today coaches poll and UNLV jump up to No. 17. UNLV also is tied with Syracuse for the most wins to date with 15. The New Mexico Lobos are still getting some love in the polls by receiving votes and have won 10 games in a row.

Conference play is a mere two weeks away and most teams still have a pair of non-conference games to pad a few more wins.

The poll is after the jump.

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The latest AP and USA Today Coaches poll is out and as expected UNLV feel from the ranks after their loss to Wichita State and are now fist in line in the others receiving votes category. San Diego State is also in the others receiving votes category, however in the AP poll they must not pay attention to head-to-head matchups because San Diego State defeated Cal last night but they are receiving more votes in the AP poll.

Both schools should be able to crack the the rankings if they can win their games this week.

Polls after the jump.

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The UNLV Runnin' Rebels claimed the biggest upset win of the year by knocking off then-No.1 North Carolina Tar Heels 90-80, and with that victory they enter the USA Today coaches poll at No. 20 and the AP poll at No. 18.

The San Diego St. Aztecs are approaching the top 25 and are receiving votes and could enter the polls next week. The New Mexico Lobos have been a disappointment so far and have already lost games to New Mexico State and Santa Clara.

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The latest college basketball AP poll is out and there are now three Mountain West teams gaining consideration with the New Mexico Lobos receiving 34 points, the UNLV Running Rebels gaining nine points and the San Diego St. Aztecs getting three points.

San Diego State has the best chance to move into the rankings when travel to Waco, Texas to take on the No. 11 Baylor Bears in part of the 24-hour hoops marathon on ESPN.

Getting Mountain West teams in the polls will happen, but it seems to take a few weeks before things settle out and the Mountain West teams move up in the top 25. So for now, we wait at least one more week before teams get into the AP poll.

Here is the current AP Top 25 Poll:

Others receiving votes: Temple 79, Michigan State 78, Washington 47, Cleveland State 43, New Mexico 34, UCLA 34, Belmont 21, Creighton 19, Villanova 19, Texas 18, Drexel 13, UNLV 9, Saint Mary's 6, Purdue 5, San Diego State 3, George Mason 3, Harvard 3, Butler 3, Long Beach State 3, Utah State 3, Illinois 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, Akron 1, West Virginia 1

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The USA Today preseason basketball coaches poll was released today and no Mountain West team made the list. Only the New Mexico Lobos and UNLV Rebels came in and received votes. Some time this season those two should be ranked as should the San Diego St. Aztecs.

The No. 1 team is the North Carolina Tar Heels who received 30 out of 31 first -place votes and is a team that UNLV could face in a tournament early in the season.

Here is the complete poll: