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Mountaintop View 12-22-25. Micah Alejado, Top Freshmen, G5 teams & CFP, Bracketology, Future Games
It’s Monday, and there are Mountain West bowl games this week! Plus, it’s the heart of basketball season. News will continue to come your way, and we are here for it all. Check out our original coverage and what we can find from the World Wide Web below. Micah Alejado will return to Hawaii Hawaii […]
AZTECS START STRONG, BUT WITHER UNDER WILDCATS PRESSURE, FALLING 68-45.
ARIZONA PRESENCE IN THE PAINT, AWAKA REBOUNDING ENDS AZTECS UPSET BID. Saturday night in Phoenix in the Naismith Hall of Fame Series game, the San Diego State Aztecs came out early with a strong physical presence. Determined to slow down the fast paced Wildcats, the Aztecs made Arizona work for every single point. The Aztecs […]
Fresno State falls to UNLV, 84-72
Fresno State’s second half woes continued into the conference opener on Saturday against UNLV. After building a 41-39 halftime lead over the host Rebels, the Bulldogs were outscored 45-31 in the second 20 minutes to lose 84-72. Fresno State responded well after going down 27-11 in the first half. Connecting on seven baskets from three-point […]
CSU Basketball Destroyed by Utah State, 100-58
When Utah State woke up for their game against the CSU Rams Saturday morning, they must have gotten confused, thinking that they were about to play the other Colorado-based MWC team: Air Force. Otherwise, I have no rational explanation for the absolute thrashing that took place at the Spectrum. In a much-hyped matchup between the […]
“It feels good to be 9-3, feels good to be 1-0 going on break.” Steve Alford, players react to 81-66 win over Boise State
The Nevada men’s basketball team took down rival Boise State 81-66 at home to start conference play 1-0. You can watch the post game presser by Alford, Tayshawn Comer and Elijah Price below.
Nevada Gets Past the Whistle Fest in 81-66 Win Over Boise State
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, I’m talking about conference play starting in college basketball. Nevada kicked off its Mountain West schedule hosting Boise State, and boy, did it deliver. There were 47 total fouls in this one, so to say the refs had a whistle fest is an understatement. Both benches […]
Spartans fade as New Mexico cruises to 19th straight win at The Pit
San Jose State (5-7, 0-1 MW) entered The Pit on Saturday night fully aware of the challenge ahead. New Mexico (10-2, 1-0 MW) hadn’t lost at home all season, as New Mexico easily pulled away in the second-half for an 88–65 win over the Spartans in the conference opener. For brief stretches, San Jose State […]
Mountain West Reacts Results: Bowl Games, Utah State & UNLV
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Fans are high on the Aggies. The fans who participated in this game are very high on the Aggies to win the Potato Bowl, with nearly two-thirds of the votes going to Utah State. It would be a nice win against a future conference […]
Micah Alejado will stay with Hawaii football
Hawaii football continues to prepare for its showdown with ACC foe California in the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl on December 24th, but the background noise of the transfer portal is ever-present for Group of Five programs like Hawaii. Star receiver Jackson Harris has already left the team for the transfer portal, and while other departures are […]
The 2026 Recruiting Road So Far: Hawaii
Welcome to the fifth post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Rainbow Warriors. The Road So […]
Utah State Heads to the Idaho Potato Bowl vs Washington State
For the second time in two years, the Utah State Aggies are headed to the Idaho Potato Bowl to take on Washington State. This is the 6th time that Utah State has gone to this particular bowl game, and the Aggies have a record of 1-4 in the Idaho Potato Bowl (20%). Utah State leads […]
Mountain West Coaching Carousel Tracker 2025-2026
This article is dedicated to updating the latest happenings regarding the coaching carousel in the Mountain West. So be sure to check here often for the latest news. Vacant Positions: Colorado State: Most positions are likely open Nevada: OC, WR San Diego State: EDGE San Jose State: OL, CB, DC, STC Updates:
Mountaintop View 12-19-25
As league play kicks off for basketball, here are some freshmen to keep an eye on Chris Murray takes a look at the top freshman in the Mountain West. San Jose State football takes a look at their league opponents for the 2026 season Spartan fans, how are you feeling about your schedule for the […]
Why Wyoming’s diversified attack makes them a threat entering MW play
Wyoming men’s basketball was thrown for a loop in May of 2024 when Jeff Linder shockingly departed to Texas Tech to become Grant McCasland’s assistant coach. The timing of the chaos was bad in more ways than one, forcing an expedited coaching search followed by trying to assemble a roster together as quickly as possible. […]
The 2026 Recruiting Road So Far: Fresno State
Welcome to the fourth post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Bulldogs. The Road So Far: […]
Mountaintop View 12-18-25
Lobos are bowling in Phoenix, hope to have fans cheer them on Jason Eck’s New Mexico Lobos will take on Minnesota the day after Christmas in Phoenix, Arizona in the hopes of picking up a huge Power 4 win for the program. The Lobos are also hoping for plenty of fans to show up. Where […]
The 2026 Recruiting Road So Far: Colorado State
Welcome to the third post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Rams. The Road So Far: […]
Peak Perspective: 2025 Mountain West Defenses Rankings
Back in August, we released our team’s votes for the order of the Mountain West defenses heading into the 2025 season. Now that the season is over, the team voted again, and we compiled the votes and are posting the results in today’s post. Note: For team stats, they obviously do not include the impending bowl […]
Mountaintop View 12-17-25. MBB Rankings, Licensing revenue, Bracketology, All-Americans, MBB POTW.
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! More bowl games are coming up, and we will continue to provide lots of coverage of basketball season! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. MBB Rankings This week, Chris Murray releases the current rankings prior to the start of […]
Mountain West Reacts Survey: Potato Bowl and Frisco Bowl
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
Boise knocked around in LA Bowl! Portal Madness begins! MW Basketball’s Top 7 Contenders! Potato Bowl Preview/Prediction! HP Ep. #133 OUT NOW!
Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We had our first bowl game of the year go down, with Boise State getting knocked around by Washington in the LA Bowl. We’ll talk about what went wrong for the Broncos, and what this showing tells us about […]
The 2026 Recruiting Road So Far: Boise State
Welcome to the second post in our twelve-part series reviewing each team’s signing class to date. These articles aim to provide a snapshot look at each team and lay out possible next steps once the transfer portal opens. Teams will be examined in alphabetical order. Today will look at the Broncos. The Road So Far: […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Bucked Up LA Bowl
It was an auspicious start to the bowl season for the Mountain West. A depleted Boise State squad was faced with the tough task of matching up with one of the top teams in the Big Ten in the Washington Huskies. Boise State battled for the first quarter, but the Huskies’ size, athleticism, and depth […]
Mountaintop View 12-16-25
Matsuzawa Becomes UH’s Second Associated Press All-American Despite the disappointment of missing out on the Lou Groza Award, Hawaii’s Kansei Matsuzawa has been on an award-winning tear in recent days, headlined by becoming Hawaii’s second-ever first-team AP All-American. You got this one wrong, Lou Groza voters. Colandrea and Jet Thomas are set to return to […]
Mountain West Transfer Portal Tracker 2025-2026 (CFB)
We are now in a new cycle of the transfer portal. Reminder that players for the 2025-2026 cycle can not formally enter the transfer portal until January 2nd. This post will probably be updated no more than weekly during the season and less so if transfer news is slow. Once December comes and transfer season […]
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