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The Best WAC Basketball Teams

Ranker NCAA Basketball
Updated October 19, 2023 9 items
Voting Rules
Vote up the WAC schools with the historically best basketball team.

The best WAC basketball teams have made their mark on the larger NCAA basketball world, if only briefly. The Seattle Redhawks made a run to the national championship game in 1958, falling one win short of the title. Meanwhile, the New Mexico State Aggies reached the Final Four in the 1970 NCAA Tournament.

The Western Athletic Conference has not lucked into many great prospects, and rising Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam is on pace to become the best player ever to play for the college basketball programs in the Western Athletic Conference.

But which WAC basketball team do you think deserves the top spot above the others? Vote for the best teams, then check back to see how other college basketball fans voted.

  • Grand Canyon Antelopes
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    Grand Canyon Antelopes

    All-time record: 123-72
    Conferences titles: 0
    National championships: 0
    Final Four appearances: 0

    Notable players: N/A

    • Location: Phoenix, Arizona
    12 votes
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  • New Mexico State Aggies
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    New Mexico State Aggies

    All-time record: 1577-1112-2
    Conferences titles: 19
    National championships: 0
    Final Four appearances: 1

    Notable players: Pascal Siakam, John Williamson

    • Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
    13 votes
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  • Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
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    Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners

    All-time record: 183-219
    Conferences titles: 1
    National championships: 0
    Final Four appearances: 0

    Notable players: N/A

    • Location: Bakersfield, California
    8 votes
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  • Utah Valley Wolverines
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    Utah Valley Wolverines

    All-time record: 259-204
    Conferences titles: 3
    National championships: 0
    Final Four appearances: 0

    Notable players: Ronnie Price

    • Location: Orem, Utah
    10 votes
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  • Seattle Redhawks
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    Seattle Redhawks

    All-time record: 656-446
    Conferences titles: 0
    National championships: 0
    Final Four appearances: 1

    Notable players: N/A

    • Location: Seattle, Washington
    13 votes
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  • Chicago State Cougars
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    Chicago State Cougars

    All-time record: 269-754
    Conferences titles: 0
    National championships: 0
    Final Four appearances: 0

    Notable players: N/A

    • Location: Chicago, Illinois
    7 votes
    Is this impressive?