All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
There are nights when a season bends, if only slightly, toward belief regardless if the other team has had its own struggles. Tuesday night in Colorado Springs against Air Force was one of those bends. San Jose State (8-20, 3-14 MW) walked into Clune Arena and walked out with its first road victory of the […]
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Welcome back, everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! This past week of Mountain West basketball has to be the most unexpected and consequential of the year. We had a bunch of upsets, photo finishes, and after the dust settled, the conference has punched itself into the danger […]
Welcome to the ninth post in our twelve-part recruiting breakdown series. Today will look at the #9 team in our rankings, Wyoming. The Cowboys didn’t blow anyone away with their recruiting class, but there was still enough talent on both ends of the ball to improve the roster. Read about the new players below. The […]
Last week, we started off our four-week series on recruiting by taking a look back at how next year’s Mountain West schools did in recruiting high school and junior college talent. This week, we are going to shift our attention to how next year’s PAC-12 teams did in the same categories before moving on to […]
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Lobos Finish Road Trip Tuesday at Nevada Game Information Matchup: New Mexico Lobos vs. Nevada Wolf PackDate: Tuesday, February 23, 2026Time: 8:00 p.m. PT (9:00 p.m. MT / 11:00 p.m. ET)Location: Lawlor Events Center – Reno, NevadaTV: CBS Sports Network (Chris Lewis, play-by-play; John Henson, analyst)Radio: 77 KKOB (Albuquerque – […]
Hawai‘i cornerback Caleb “C-Bo” Brown is back like he never left Christian Shimabuku of the Aloha State Daily profiles Hawaii cornerback Caleb “C-Bo” Brown, a recent transfer from Virginia Tech that returns to Hawaii after a one season stay with the Hokies. Only in modern college football can a player leave a school and return […]
Is anyone safe? The answer is no. That’s the beauty of Mountain West men’s basketball — and potentially a curse, given the state of affairs in relation to the NCAA Tournament. Anyway, here are this week’s power rankings with two weeks left in the regular season! 1. Utah State The Aggies’ nine-game win streak was […]
We are already two weeks into the college baseball season, and the Mountain West has been busy to start the season. Some teams have already made their mark, with one going undefeated through eight games, while others have been struggling to find its bearings against tough tournament pulls and out-of-conference foes. There has been some […]
Week 3 of the 2026 Mountain West softball season has come and gone, and we are starting to get a bit more of a gauge on the quality of the 10 teams in the conference. This was not a very successful week overall for the conference, with only a few teams finishing with a record […]
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 still going. 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, but […]
The regular season is wrapping up and this past week had no shortage of shocking outcomes. The race for conference player of the year continues to be an intriguing one, with multiple players still in contention. Let’s take a look at who stood out this past week. Offensive Player of the Week Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (UNLV) […]
It’s Monday, and it was another great weekend of basketball! March Madness is almost upon us and the NFL Draft is looming. 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. Targeting rule to […]
Colorado State use efforts by Carey Booth and Jase Butler to pave way to upset victory. Aztecs second loss in a row raises concerns about tournament at-large invite. The Aztecs hit the road on Saturday as they travelled to Fort Collins to take on the upstart Rams. Coming off of a loss at home on […]
The Wolf Pack came into Saturday’s matchup against the Utah State Aggies on a two-game losing streak, and a bad one at that. With near 20-point losses to San Diego State and San Jose State, giving SJSU its second win in conference play, things were on the decline for Nevada, and coming back home to […]
In the wake of an upset win over Nevada, San Jose State (7-20, 2-14 MW) walked into ExtraMile Arena on Saturday afternoon searching for some consolation history; their first-ever road win over Boise State (16-11 8-8 MW) and a program-first victory in Boise after 23 straight losses on the Broncos’ home floor. Instead, they ran […]
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. It’s beneficial to score more. Just under two-thirds of voters in this poll thought that margin of victory should be a focus for mid-major teams competing for an at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament. It may not always feel right to some, but it’s […]
Lobos face the Bulldogs on the Road in Fresno How to Watch: CBS Sports NetworkTip-off: 6:00 PM MST / 5:00 PM PST Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA Radio: Lobo Radio Network / 99.9 FM The Fan (Rob Portnoy & Hunter Greene) Prediction: New Mexico is the favorite with a deeper […]
We are in the home stretch! There are just 15 days left in the Mountain West men’s basketball regular season. In the meantime, how well does a few of our at-large candidates stack up comparatively to the field? Let’s examine! At Large Candidates: Utah State: NET: 22 KenPom: 23 Lunardi: 7-seed Bracket Matrix (out of 113 simulations; […]
Welcome to the eighth post in our twelve-part recruiting breakdown series. Today will look at the #8 team in our rankings, Nevada. The Wolf Pack made better gains on the recruiting trail than they did on the field this past season. To learn more about their new players, continue scrolling. The Skinny: High School Players: […]
New Mexico Golf Making Some Noise What Can North Dakota Expect in the Mountain West? The Bison will go from facing regional goes to traveling across the entire country. Is it worth it? The Bison Are Investing In Their Future The Bison believe they can compete at the next level and they have the money […]
The Mountain West men’s basketball season is in full swing, but it’s never a bad time to discuss past Mountain West stars and their journeys after being in the conference. It’s time for our annual “Mountain West in the NBA” update, so let’s not waste any more time and dive into it! Colorado State: Isaiah […]
In 2025, the NCAA transfer portal rewrote the record books. Over 2,400 men’s Division I basketball players entered during the spring window, marking an 11-12% increase from the previous year and representing more than 40% of all Division I players testing the market. This surge has fundamentally reshaped college basketball’s landscape. The intensity of this […]
Welcome to the seventh post in our twelve-part recruiting breakdown series. Today will look at the #7 team in our rankings, Utah State. This was a class focused on securing in-state talent and filled many needs through the transfer portal. To see what the Aggies put together, read below. The Skinny: High School Players: QB […]
For years, the rhythm of mid-major college sports lived in the quiet spaces between certainty and hope. Rosters turned over slowly. A sophomore guard might become a senior legend. A coach’s system could take root long enough for fans to recognize not just the plays, but the personalities running them. In gyms and stadiums far […]