All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
North Dakota State football has been winning for more than a decade. To the surprise to most of the world-at-large, yes, the jump from FCS to the FBS level was a surprise. But being who and what the Bison are and have been, the remainder of the world was saying, “It’s about time to rise […]
The Mountain West made waves this past weekend with the unexpected edition of FCS football powerhouse North Dakota State. Not only are the Bison joining the conference, but they will also be participating this fall. As it currently stands, North Dakota State will not be playoff or bowl eligible until the 2028 season. Nor will […]
Inside North Dakota State football’s membership agreement to join the Mountain West Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet has gotten his hands on the details of North Dakota State’s agreement with the Mountain West. It looks like the Bison will be receiving a limited cut of the conference revenue in comparison to the rest of the league, […]
It has taken a little extra time due to the unique circumstances surrounding the conference, but the rebuilt Pac-12 has released its full schedule. And if you are caught off guard by the “flex” label for the last week of the regular season, that is because the Pac-12 is the first conference to implement this […]
Photo by: David Kadlubowski Lobos vs Lopes, Round 2 in Phoenix at Credit Union Arena The New Mexico Lobos 18-6 (9-4 MWC) travel to Phoenix to face the Grand Canyon Lopes 15-8 (8-4 MWC) in an important Mountain West Conference game at Global Credit Union Arena for a midweek game. This will be round 2, […]
Week 1 of the 2026 NCAA Softball season brought the teams in the Mountain West Conference an interesting set of performances. Even this early in the season, several of my preseason predictions have immediately aged like milk. That being said, I think it’s time to see what has changed from my preseason rankings, and what […]
Let’s keep the hype going for the 2026 Mountain West baseball season. We’ve already covered our preseason rankings and all-conference team, so now let’s look at our award predictions for the new season. Player of the Year Sean Yamaguchi, Nevada Sean Yamaguchi enters the 2026 season as the most dynamic everyday player in the Mountain […]
2/4-2/10 Spotlight: Dylan Andrews Hailing from Gardena, California, Dylan Andrews went from unranked to a top 50 recruit nationally after transferring to Compass Prep in Arizona for his senior year of high school. He had offers from some of the biggest brands in college basketball, including Kansas, Arizona, and Louisville, but he ultimately decided to […]
Welcome to the second post in our twelve-part recruiting breakdown series. Today will look at the #2 team in our rankings, UNLV. The Rebels built their class with a nice blend of high school and transfer players, with an emphasis on adding wide receivers and players in the trenches. To examine the ins and outs […]
It’s time for the annual look at each Mountain West team’s recruiting level compared to the rest of the college football landscape. Here is last year’s post if you want a bit of a refresher. These posts aim to identify how each team recruits by looking at the teams in the same range as each of the […]
In recent years the Mountain West Conference was reactive instead of proactive when it came to aspects of the conference as far as television deals along with conference realignment. Instead of working actively to secure smaller teams in major markets, the conference watched as those schools would move to the AAC, or even Conference USA. […]
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! Keep up with all the basketball news as we get closer to March Madness! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. What’s next for North Dakota State? The excellent Matt Brown shares his thoughts on the Bison’s migration to the […]
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As we continue our preseason coverage of the 2026 Mountain West baseball season, our next stop is our preseason conference team. The Mountain West awarded five Nevada players on its preseason team, as San Jose State trailed with three, and Fresno State, Washington State, Air Force, UNLV and New Mexico had one representative each. MW […]
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have to take a quick break from talking basketball, as the Mountain West has officially welcomed their 10th member for the 2026 football season, which is none other than the giant killers themselves North Dakota State! We’ll break […]
Welcome to the first post in our twelve-part recruiting breakdown series. Today will look at the #1 team in our rankings, Boise State. The Broncos arguably signed their best class ever, and certainly a top mid-major class for 2026. To understand how talented this class is, read below. The Skinny: High School Players: QB Jackson Taylor […]
Every year I like to take a look back at my preseason predictions and see how I did. I think it is fair to say this past year’s predictions were not my best. The last few weeks we looked at record predictions for all twelve teams. This final week of the series, we are going […]
NDSU Football Joining Mountain West Conference The reports were true, North Dakota State is joining the Mountain West as a football member. A shocking turn of events, February is not often a month producing realignment news. The Bison will immediately be contenders in the conference. Nevada AD Stephanie Rempe: MW adding North Dakota State ‘too […]
A heart rate monitor couldn’t encapsulate the heart-stopping moments that took place on the hardwood last week. In a year where Bronco basketball has been full of runs – both good and bad – they finally found a way to beat a pair of Mountain West programs ahead of them in the conference standings. Against […]
It’s that time of the year! As the spring semester starts kicking into full gear for students, the baseball programs around the Mountain West will be competing on the diamond once again. And now, we here at Mountain West Connection will begin full-season coverage of the spring spectacle, starting with our first official power rankings […]
1. Utah State Utah State remained in the top spot in this week’s rankings. They escaped Laramie with a narrow 85-83 victory over the weekend, shooting north of 70 percent in the second half behind Mason Falslev, MJ Collins and Drake Allen. They own the most Quad 1 wins (3) in the Mountain West while […]
North Dakota State Adds Its Footprint to the Mountain West A Stronger Mountain West Conference North Dakota State University has been accepted as a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference, effective July 1, 2026. This addition to the Mountain West is about more than adding another team to the conference. It is about the […]
Week 1 of the MWC softball season is in the books, and there is certainly a lot to talk about. There were big wins, huge upsets, and general chaos across the now-10 team league. With that being said, it’s time to review how the teams in the Mountain West did in their respective MTEs, and […]
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. The class of 2026 is signed, sealed, and delivered, but our coverage of the class is just getting started. New offers for the class of 2027 and beyond are being handed out, as some teams are wasting no time in doing work for next year’s class, […]
Another week of Mountain West basketball, another week of unexpected results. A reeling Boise State squad came up with clutch victories over New Mexico and Nevada. Utah State defeated New Mexico and survived a pesky Wyoming squad. While UNLV pulled off a huge upset over Grand Canyon after suffering a disappointing loss to Fresno State. […]