BOSTON – The UC San Diego men's basketball team is ranked tenth in this week's Mid-Major Top 25® college basketball poll. The Tritons (14-3 overall, 4-1 Big West) split a pair of games last week, earning a 27-point win over Cal Poly and falling to UC Irvine in a battle of two of The Big West's top teams.
 
Now in its 26th season, the Mid-Major Top 25® is voted on by 31 Division I coaches. The poll is announced every Monday. To view the complete Jan. 13 poll, click here.

UC San Diego plays a pair of Big West opponents on the road this week. On Thursday, the Tritons visit Long Beach State. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. with a live broadcast on ESPN+ and live stats on UCSDTritons.com.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of The Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Divisions I and II.