Aztecs Best Team in Nation No One Knows About

San Diego State posted their third impressive double-digit win in a week, blasting Cal 77-57 last night in Berkley. The win moved the Aztecs to a perfect 9-0 on the season and should likely turn the page on 2010 at 15-0 before entering MWC play.

Coach Steve Fisher summed it up well after the game, saying "“We’re a good team, to come in here and win the way we did lets a lot of people know that. It continues to create validity of who we are.”

Validate indeed.  Unlike many of the teams perched in the Top 25, the Aztecs have done it in impressive fashion against quality opponents.  while they have yet to tussle with a true heavyweight, six of the nine wins have come against Top 100 competition, and the win over IUPUI looks even better after the Jags led #2 Ohio State for 34 minutes before wilting down the stretch.

Kawhi Leonard and Fisher are sowing the seeds for a deep march run

Joining the Aztecs in the Top 25 are conference mates UNLV and BYU, giving the Mountain West three ranked teams.  Meanwhile, the Pac-10 (Washington) and the SEC (Tennessee and Kentucky) have just one and two respectively.

It is not unreasonable to project the MWC winner could legitimately earn a #2 seed this March.