No. 25 Wyoming returns to AP Top 25 for 1st time since ’88

Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon holds his head during a timeout against North Carolina State late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, Justise Winslow (12), Matt Jones (13) and Quinn Cook, right, huddle. North Carolina State won 87-75. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon holds his head during a timeout against North Carolina State late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, Justise Winslow (12), Matt Jones (13) and Quinn Cook, right, huddle. North Carolina State won 87-75. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

By Associated Press January 13, 2015 3 min read

It took Wyoming nearly three decades to get back into the AP Top 25. Now Larry Shyatt’s Cowboys get the chance to stick around.

Back in the poll for the first time since 1988, No. 25 Wyoming hosts San Diego State on Wednesday night as it tries to stay unbeaten in the Mountain West Conference.

“I think if you were to ask them (about the ranking), they’d probably say, ‘That’s pretty neat for other people but we’ve got a lot of work to do,'” Shyatt said of his players.

Wyoming (15-2, 4-0) has won seven straight games overall and 13 straight at home, the program’s best streak there since the 2000-01 season.

After hosting the Aztecs – who were ranked 13th in December – Wyoming travels to Fresno State on Saturday.