All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
Over the last month, Air Force men’s basketball has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Making a historically bad start even worse, men’s basketball coach Joe Scott was suspended indefinitely earlier this month due to his treatment of cadet-athletes. Scott was in his second stint at Air Force, going 97-183 in 10 […]
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In previous seasons, Stats Corner has compared Mountain West Conference (MWC) basketball to the AAC, Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley, PAC-12, and WCC. While a Power Four bias exists in both basketball and football, the MWC has its sights set on challenging the Big East for the title of the nation’s fifth-best conference. This week Stats […]
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There is no way to sugarcoat it: college athletics out West will feel different next season on and off the field, especially for our passionate sports writing crew at MWCConnection. Where it truly counts? Familiar rivalries will be reframed, travel maps redrawn, and long-held assumptions about where the Mountain West ends and the Pac-12 begins […]
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Continuing on our journey through the Mountain West softball teams, we have the New Mexico Lobos, a squad that finished 2025 in a tie for last in conference play with the CSU Rams. The Lobos’ softball program is certainly not like their basketball or track teams, as Lobo softball has finished with a winning record […]
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Nevada football coach Jeff Choate calls 2026 a crucial ‘hump year’ for the Wolf Pack Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet recaps last week’s press conference with Nevada head coach Jeff Choate. Needless to say, the Wolf Pack brass needs to start seeing results in 2026. An increase in talent and a decrease in competition in the […]
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Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Review Journal New Mexico Takes Down UNLV by 28 Points, Cruises to Strong Statement Road LAS VEGAS — The New Mexico Lobos moved into the middle of Mountain West conference play with a big win Tuesday night, easily defeating UNLV 89-61 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lobos dominated […]
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Utah State came back from down 13 points against Colorado State to win the game 65-61 in Fort Collins. Utah State shot 28-56 (50%) while the Rams shot 22-43 (51%). Utah State was 5-20 from the three-point line, and Colorado State was 10-21 from the three-point line. Utah State was 80% from the free-throw line […]
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Welcome back to the transfer portal team of the week! This is the third 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 of […]
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Non-conference games serve a few different purposes. In some cases, it lets teams work out kinks and prepare for the regular season. In other instances, it’s a cash grab, taking money to play games against programs in exchange for money to add to their budget. Most importantly, it’s a chance for the Mountain West to […]
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Every season for a reasonably successful mid-major university begins in a similar fashion. They schedule a few in-state cupcakes as the season and home openers before, if they are lucky enough, participating in an ever-declining MTE tournament during the week of Thanksgiving. Throw in a dash of high-major money labeled as “buy games” to help […]
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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. Group of 6 teams benefit from previously unknown College Football Playoff change. Yesterday, […]
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Lawlor Events Center was bumping tonight, and for very good reason. Nevada hosted a new MW foe in GCU with a sold-out student section and plenty of fans along the stands. It took an extra period to finish it off, but a late comeback fueled by some clutch free throws gave Nevada a 66-60 OT […]
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For about 20 minutes Tuesday night, San Jose State (6-15, 1-9 MW) looked like it was ready to drag Boise State (13-8, 5-5 MW) into a grinder. The Spartans traded punches, spaced the floor, and stayed afloat with timely shooting from the perimeter. But once the second-half arrived, so did the cold truth: Boise State […]
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Billable hours are undefeated, and transparency is a thing of the past. All of the focus as of late has been placed on the Power Four conference champions (SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12) being guaranteed spots in the 2026 version of the College Football Playoff, along with Notre Dame being automatically placed into […]
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Continuing through our journey to preview all Mountain West softball teams, we reach the team that made me fall in love with this sport: my hometown team, the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack are the reigning regular season champions of the MWC, a title which broke both a 17-year conference title drought for the […]
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Welcome back, hikers, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Mountain West basketball continues to deliver constant madness, as we have plenty to go over this week. Grand Canyon continues to roll, handing San Diego State their first in-conference loss in a controversial finish, while Utah State drops a […]
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Following the game, let’s look at how each player changed their stock. Keep in mind that information can be hard to come by for players, depending on their performance or their position. If anyone else can find info, please post in the comments. A quick note, this was the first year of the American Bowl, […]
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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. This three-week series is going to take a look back at my predictions and it will start with the teams that once […]
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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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Jeff Choate admits a philosophical change was needed to try and spark Nevada’s offense After two seasons filled with frustration, Nevada head football coach Jeff Choate is changing his philosophy on offense, the transfer portal, just about everything. There’s been a shake up on staff and in player personnel. Can the Wolf Pack turn this […]
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Last week was a crazy week for Mountain West men’s basketball. Every week, they deliver! As we cross the halfway point of conference play, where is each team slotted in our weekly power rankings? Let’s dive into it! 1. San Diego State San Diego State maintains the top spot this week, even after a gut-wrenching […]
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There’s a certain kind of silence that lives on the oval 400 meter track. Not the empty kind; more like a held breath. The hush right before a gun cracks. The moment a finely tuned body and mind knows something is about to happen, even if the rest of the world is too busy to […]
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Mountain West teams in the 2026 NCAA Tournament: how many? The Mountain West Conference has long been known as a very competitive, deep conference; it has been recognized nationally in recent years for both college football and college basketball. As we move from January to February, the Mountain West remains a topic of discussion […]
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In this new age of conference realignment, one move that got talked about quite a bit in Mountain West circles was the early addition of the Grand Canyon Lopes for the 2025-26 season onward. While said move created a lot of division between fans of departing schools and those of schools staying in the Mountain […]
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It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. Patrick Murray of ESPN+ compiled the list of what he calls the top Group of 6 newcomer classes, made up of high school recruits and transfers. The list features five Mountain West/PAC12 schools: It’s no surprise that Boise State is at the top of the list […]
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