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Weekend Walkup: SDSU takes on Saint Mary’s at home after exciting, power four filled week
As the programs of the Mountain West continue to run through the non-conference portion of the season, we here at Mountain West Connection want to highlight a marquee matchup each weekend until conference play. This week, we will discuss San Diego State’s upcoming series against Saint Mary’s The Rundown The Aztecs have had a good […]
Lobos Look to Spoil Aggies’ Championship Celebration
Photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Lobos Look to Spoil Aggies’ Championship Celebration Mountain West Showdown: New Mexico Lobos at Utah State Aggies Overview • Utah State (24–6, 14–5 MW): The Aggies currently sit atop the Mountain West standings and have already secured at least a share of the regular-season title. A victory on Saturday would […]
2025-26 Mountain West Bracketology: March 6
The best time of the basketball calendar has arrived, and the chaos has only begun in the Mountain West with plenty of wild upsets and finishes over the last several weeks. Heading into the final week of the regular season, let’s dive into how the Mountain West stacks up with its peers regarding at-large bids. […]
What Mountain West fans should know about Northern Illinois
As new teams enter the fold for 2026, it’s important for us to learn more about them before next football season. Over the next few Fridays, we will have the chance to learn from each team’s fans as they share what’s important to know about their favorite teams. The first up is the Northern Illinois […]
Mountaintop View 3-6-26: Mountain West Tournament, the Future of Bowl Games, the Mountain West Has a New Partner, PAC 12 Football
The media is not too pleased with the new seating arrangement for the Mountain West Tournament The tournament is an eight team race. Is Boise State poised for a run? A projected bracket heading into the last weekend of game The future of bowl games could be decided this summer The Mountain West has a […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball: Which seed is each team eligible for entering final weekend?
The most enjoyable time of the college basketball calendar is right around the corner! But first, we must wrap up the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s regular season, which concludes this weekend. There is plenty at stake, too, so let’s dive into the seeding scenarios for each team (outside of SJSU and Air Force, who have […]
Mountain West Basketball Transfer Portal Team: Conference Play Vol. 8
2/25-3/3 Spotlight: Jaden Henley A top 200 recruit out of Ontario, California, Jaden Henley had the opportunity to stay in familiar confines at San Diego State. Instead, the 6 foot 7 wing decided to commit to Minnesota, moving hundreds of miles north to join the Golden Gophers ahead of the 2022-2023 season. The decision to […]
Stats Corner: Correlation of Transfer Portal and Success
One of the most interesting things to talk about in math classes is the difference between correlation and causation. For example, there is a correlation between the number of movies Elijah Wood appears in and the number of orderlies in Oklahoma since 2012 and the number of movies Nicolas Cage is in and pool drownings […]
Mountaintop View 3-5-26
Canzano: College football voices need to be heard As college athletics seems to be reaching an inflection point, John Canzano highlights Jeremiah Shinn, Boise State’s interim president, and why programs like the Broncos need to be heard as major decisions about the future are made. Evaluating the Mountain West’s top NBA draft prospects as the […]
Sliding One Chair Over: Ryan Berryman is UNM’s next Athletic Director
In an era when athletic departments nationwide often seek high-profile external hires, the best option is sometimes already within the organization and in this writers opinion this is the case with Ryan Berryman. The University of New Mexico announced that interim athletic director Ryan Berryman, who stepped into the role within UNM Athletics following Fernando […]
2026 Mountain West Softball Power Rankings: Week 4
After Week 4 of the 2026 NCAA softball season, the divide between the contenders and the pretenders is starting to become more clear. In the Mountain West Conference, there appear to be three teams that look like they will be alone at the top of the conference, a mid-pack consisting of six teams, and one […]
Peak Perspective: A Revamped Look at the Football Transfer Portal
The transfer portal as we know it changed in 2021, when the rule requiring athletes to sit a year was rescinded. That, plus NIL, led to transferring from being a rare occurrence to something expected. There are still plenty of questions, but now that it’s been a few years, there’s quite a bit of data […]
AZTECS DROP A STINKER AS THEY GET BOMBED BY THE BRONCOS IN BOISE, 86-77
Jekyll and Hyde is a work of fact as the Aztecs flipped into Hyde mode against Boise State. This comes on the heels of a stellar performance last week against Utah State. Aztecs outrebounded and outshot drop into third place in the Mountain West Conference Heading into the last road game of the year, the […]
Mountaintop View 3-4-26. Fate of College Football, Conference Realignment, MBB Rankings, Bracketology, WBB POTW
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. Fate of College Football Friday’s meeting at the White House to discuss college sports is getting lots of attention, […]
Nevada Falls In Another Upset On The Road in 83-73 Loss To Wyoming
Nevada has looked like two different teams this year between its home and road games. At home, the Wolf Pack are 14-2 and consistently look like an energized team. Only one of those two home losses is from a conference opponent. On the road, Nevada is 4-8, including tonight’s loss to Wyoming, 83-73. The team […]
Garland’s 26 not enough as hot-shooting Bulldogs hand Spartans another road setback
The consistency of Colby Garland continues to shine for San Jose State (8-22, 3-16 MW). Unfortunately for the Spartans, the results around Garland remain stubbornly the same. Garland poured in a game-high 26 points. His ninth consecutive 20-plus performance, but San Jose State fell 82-68 to Fresno State (13-17, 7-12 MW) Tuesday night at the […]
Lobos Seek to Strengthen NCAA Résumé at The Pit
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Game Preview – March 4, 2026 Game Details Previous Meeting (2025–26 Season) The final stretch of the Mountain West season heats up Wednesday night as the New Mexico Lobos host the Colorado State Rams inside The Pit. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. MST on CBS Sports Network in a […]
Regular Season Title UP FOR GRABS! All Title Race scenarios explained + predicted champion, March Madness projections, Mountain West Tourney Dark Horses! HP Ep. #144 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have reached the final week of the basketball regular season, and the Mountain West is going down to the wire in several aspects. From the race to the regular season title, to conference tournament and March Madness dreams, […]
2026 Mountain West NFL Combine Stock Report
The NFL Combine is the best showcase for all NFL hopefuls. Players train for months in preparation for this event and hope they can do well enough to jump on the radar of a few teams prior to draft day. Read below to see if the 8 Mountain West representatives were able to raise their […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Mountain West Transfer Portal Classes
This week’s edition of “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” highlights the third week of our recruiting series. Over the last two weeks, we have reviewed how each Mountain West and PAC 12 school did in the world of high school and junior college recruiting. This week, we are going to turn our focus to […]
Mountain West Reacts Survey: Bubble Teams, New Football Teams
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
Mountaintop View 3-3-26
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Named Old Trapper Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player Of The Week For The Third Time The 2025-2026 UNLV Rebels will almost certainly not be going to the NCAA Tournament, once again leaving fans wondering if the program is headed in the right direction. The shining light through this up and down season? The […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Power Rankings: March 2
It’s March! Let the chaos begin! Well, we haven’t actually gotten to the tournament yet, and there’s already been plenty of chaos throughout the regular season. Regardless, let’s dive into this week’s Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings! 1. Utah State Similar to how it’s fared the whole season, Utah State is the clear-cut favorite […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 2026 Mountain West Softball Week 4
Week 4 of the 2026 NCAA softball season brought what was probably the most predictable week of the season so far. After three weeks of multiple ranked upsets nearly every day, said ranked teams were mostly able to avoid falling into the same traps this week. The same applies for the 10 teams in the […]
Mountain West Connection Baseball Power Rankings: Week 3
We are almost a month into the NCAA baseball season, and week three shook up a lot of perceptions regarding the Mountain West. Two programs (Fresno State and San Diego State) took on power 4 teams on the road, with multiple teams taking on programs who have been prominent over the last couple of years […]
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