All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. The Aztecs are on fire. 60% of fans in this poll believe that San Diego State is the hottest team in the Mountain West at this point. After a slow start to the season, they are catching fire at the right time and are […]
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It was another wild wild week in the Mountain West! Every week, especially in conference play, the top never fails to add some zingers. What is our bracketology outlook less than two months from the NCAA Tournament?! Let’s examine! At Large Candidates: Utah State: NET: 25 KenPom: 34 Lunardi: No.9 seed Bracket Matrix (out of 84 brackets; […]
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As February quickly approaches, so too does the 2026 Mountain West Conference softball season. This season is set to be arguably the most competitive in MWC softball history, with multiple teams receiving votes in the recently released preseason Top 25 polls, and former WAC power Grand Canyon joining the conference as an immediate favorite. Prior […]
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We’ve had the new playoff system for two years now. Like last year, there were plenty of arguments about who should or shouldn’t have gotten in. Last year there was a lot of fuss about Alabama being left out, finishing the regular season ranked 11th. This Notre Dame was viewed as being snubbed, also ranked […]
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The 2025 college football season is over, but all-star bowls will be occurring over the next few weeks. The most prominent of these bowls are the Hula Bowl, the American Bowl, the East-West Shrine Bowl, and the Senior Bowl. This post will focus on the Shrine Bowl. These events are used primarily as camps with […]
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The preseason hype has begun for one college football team The “Tokyo Toe” continues to rack up the accolades Grand Canyon is finding their stride in Mountain West play The Lopes are on a role with wins over the Aztecs and Aggies in the last week. Is Utah State still a tournament lock despite their […]
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It was another wild wild week in the Mountain West. But now that we are less than two months away from the season’s conclusion — at least before the NCAA Tournament — what are a few storylines to watch out for?! Let’s examine! MW is in unfamiliar NCAA Tournament territory, and not in a good […]
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Courtesy of UNM Athletics Lobos Defend the Pit, Stay in the MWC Chase with Win Over Fresno State New Mexico continued to make The Pit a nightmare for visiting teams, pulling away late to secure an 83–74 Mountain West victory over Fresno State on Wednesday night. The win marked UNM’s 22nd straight at home, a […]
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Controversial foul call sends Antelopes to home court win against previously undefeated Aztecs San Diego State attempted to defy odds in their attempt at a first win at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix. Grand Canyon plays well at home and were slightly favored against the Aztecs. It took all of 40 minutes to decide […]
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Are all losses considered equal? Of course not. A home loss to an unranked team carries more weight than a road loss against a top-10 opponent, not to mention the impact of Quadrant 1 versus Quadrant 4 defeats on tournament resumes. But here’s a deeper question: are losses treated differently based on the school’s conference […]
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Jeff Choate expects UCLA transfer QB Luke Duncan to compete for Nevada’s starting job After a season of quarterback inefficiencies, Nevada is not settling for just Carter Jones. Increased competition has arrived in the form of UCLA transfer quarterback Luke Duncan, whom the Wolf Pack are hoping raises the ceiling of that room. Jerrod Calhoun […]
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Welcome back to the transfer portal team of the week! This is our first true weekly edition of the basketball season, with the top 15 transfers of the week being honored. The format will be a little different than the football counterpart, with only one player being in the spotlight each week. The full “Team […]
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Welcome to another postseason review post. Way back in August, this post looked at some of the main factors that could qualify the 2025 football season as a success for the Mountain West Conference. Now that the season has concluded, it’s time to revisit those factors to see whether or not the MW had a successful season. […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mountain West fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey
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Entering their home tilt on Tuesday night, the CSU Rams were on an extended streak best defined by the term “collapse.” After their 9-2 finish in non-conference play, the Rams opened up their MWC slate with a 2-5 record, only winning on the road against GCU and at home against UNLV, while falling to Utah […]
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It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! Keep up with all the basketball news, and we will continue to provide lots of coverage around the transfer portal! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. Early look at the 2026 Coaching Carousel KC Smurthwaite takes an educated guess […]
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UNLV walked into Logan on Tuesday night as 16-point underdogs against a Utah State team that came in rolling with a 15-2 record and a 6-1 record in Mountain West play. And initially, it looked like the Rebels were out of their depth. UNLV opened the game with empty trips and saw Utah State jump […]
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Offense? Great. Defense? Great. Everything was on point and clicking for Nevada tonight against one of the conference’s rougher teams in San Jose State, leading to an 87-54 win over the Spartans at Lawlor. The threes were flying for the Pack and the defense held the team tight. All around, not much to complain about […]
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San Jose State’s long, winding road for consistency continued Tuesday night in Reno, as Nevada (14-5, 6-2 MW) delivered an emphatic 87–54 win over the Spartans inside Lawlor Events Center, a venue that has rarely been forgiving to visiting teams and proved no different this time. The Spartans (6-13, 10-7 MW) came in short-handed once […]
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courtesy of Indiana Athletics Indiana’s Long-Dreamed Impossible Became Reality How the Hoosiers Brought Home Their First National Title — and Did It in a Way That Will Work for the NIL & Transfer Portal Generation Miami Gardens — The Hoosier football team spent 127 years wandering the college football desert. Tonight, the Hoosiers finally arrived […]
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Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a wild week of basketball to go over, with there being more chaos off of the court than on it! The most shocking news came from Air Force, who fired head coach Joe Scott for his “treatment […]
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Lobos Walk the Bubble in a Crowded Mountain West Race San Diego State (10–0 MW) tops the league, while Utah State continues to build one of the Mountain West’s strongest NCAA Tournament résumés. As February begins, every game matters for New Mexico and its postseason chances. As the Mountain West season moves into its final […]
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The 2025 season is over and we are entering a new era of college football on the West Coast with the PAC 12 rebuilding itself with five teams from the Mountain West. This year the PAC 12 will feature eight teams. Last week, we took an early look at what to expect in the Mountain […]
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The 2025 college football season is over, but all-star bowls will be occurring over the next few weeks. The most prominent of these bowls are the Hula Bowl, the American Bowl, the East-West Shrine Game, and the Senior Bowl. This post will focus on the American Bowl, which is a brand-new game this year. These […]
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Center set GCU D-I era record with 6 blocks in win vs. No. 23 Utah State Who would’ve guessed the newbies in the Mountain West would cause such a commotion? Utah State and Grand Canyon fans went back and forth on social media after the somewhat controversial Lopes upset of the Aggies. Paul Coro breaks […]
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