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2025 Mountain West Transfer Team of the Year: First Team
At long last, we’ve reached the end of the regular season, and it’s time to recognize the most impactful transfers from across the conference. Over the next three days, you’ll read the journeys of 78 different players that left their mark on the conference this year. Enjoy the ride, and let us know which transfers […]
New Mexico Lobo head to Richmond to take on VCU
New Mexico Lobos travel to VCU Rams – Lobo’s biggest non-conference test at Richmond Mountain West Connection – Pre-Game Story Roger A. Holien College Basketball Preview: VCU vs. New Mexico Richmond, Virginia — Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST The VCU Rams (6-3) host the New Mexico Lobos (7-2) tonight, coming off a dominant 83–57 victory over […]
Peak Perspective: 2025 Mountain West Offenses Rankings
Back in August, we released our team’s votes for the order of the Mountain West offenses heading into the 2025 season. Now that the season is over, the team voted again. We compiled the votes and are posting the results in today’s post. Note: Team stats obviously do not include the impending bowl games for teams playing […]
Mountaintop View 12-10-25. MBB Rankings, Bowl Rankings, 35 under 35, Bracketology, Track & Field
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! Bowl games are coming up, and we will continue to provide lots of coverage for basketball season! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. MBB Rankings Chris Murray releases his weekly men’s basketball rankings, with a number of changes in […]
MWCConnection 2025 Season Awards.
Here at MWCConnection, we continue to reflect and analyze this past football season, both this week as well as over the months to come. Yesterday, we released our postseason all-MW teams. Today, we are releasing our postseason awards. Like yesterday’s post, our team members submitted their picks, and the players and teams with the most votes […]
Boise State wallops UNLV for 3rd straight MW title! Outlook for all 7 bowl games! Jack’s Award Votes! LA Bowl Preview/Prediction! HP Ep. #132 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! In the much-anticipated title bout, Boise State knocked out UNLV by TKO to win their third straight Mountain West championship game. We’ll break down how the Broncos did it, what went wrong for the Rebels, as well as if […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Power Rankings: Dec. 8
It’s pretty crazy that we are already past the one month mark of the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season. As non-conference begins to wrap up, here is this week’s Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings! 1. Utah State Utah State couldn’t hit the broad side of the barn against South Florida, losing their first game […]
Boise State wallops UNLV for 3rd straight MW title! Outlook for all 7 bowl games! Jack’s Award Votes! LA Bowl Preview/Prediction! HP Ep. #132 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! In the much-anticipated title bout, Boise State knocked out UNLV by TKO to win their third straight Mountain West championship game. We’ll break down how the Broncos did it, what went wrong for the Rebels, as well as if […]
Mountain West Qualifies Seven Teams for Bowl Season
Mountain West Qualifies Seven Teams for Bowl Season — and the Stakes Couldn’t Be Higher The Mountain West Conference is once again flexing its postseason muscle: seven league teams punched their tickets to bowl games in 2025, underscoring the Mountain West Conference’s reputation as one of college football’s most consistently competitive leagues. That is 18 […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Mountain West Championship Game
It was a rainy night in Boise, Idaho but that did not stop Boise State from doing what they do best, winning championships. It was an impressive showing from the Broncos in their 38-21 victory over UNLV. The win marks the Broncos’ third consecutive conference championship and seventh overall. Let’s take a look at the […]
Mountain West Reacts Survey: Bowl Wins, Jim Mora
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 12-9-25
2025 college football SP+ rankings for all 136 FBS teams Bill Connely releases the last SP+ rankings before the bowl season. San Diego State leads the way at 47th, conference champion Boise State ranks 50th. The Mountain West was arguably better than most years, with six teams ranking in the top 70, although none of […]
The MWCConnection 2025 All-Mountain West Teams
The official all-conference team will be released later this week. Here at MWCConnection, we are getting involved in the fun by releasing our own post-season content as well. Members of our team submitted their list of votes, and we took the top vote-getters at each position to form our two teams. There are 12 players […]
Mountain West Football Rankings: 2025 Final Rankings.
The college football regular season has wrapped up, and this is the last week of the MWCConnection Football Rankings for 2025. Let us know what you think and feel free to drop your own rankings in the comments section. 1) Boise State (+1) The Broncos pulled it off again. Despite an inconsistent season and dropping […]
Mountain West Recruiting Roundup 12-8-25. 2026 December Team Recruiting Rankings.
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. We have made it through early signing day and all 12 Mountain West teams have added talent to their roster. All of their signing classes can be found here. Following Signing Day, recruiting is taking a big pause, with one lone offer since Wednesday. Now that […]
Mountain West Connection Players of the Week: Championship Week
The Mountain West Championship has concluded, and for the third consecutive year, Boise State is the champion and will leave the conference on top. Let’s take a look at the top performers from the championship game. Offensive Player of the Week Maddux Madsen (Boise State) Many fans questioned Spencer Danielson’s decision to go with Madsen […]
Mountaintop View 12-8-25. Broncos win championship, Nevada recruiting pitch, Wyoming offensive woes, MVPs, Bowl Games.
It’s Monday, and the regular season is over! Catch up on the action and get ready for Championship Weekend! 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. Boise State wins 3rd straight championship. […]
New Mexico vs. Minnesota: A Fascinating Holiday Bowl Showdown in 2025 Rate Bowl
Photo Courtesy of Fiesta Sports Foundation Mountain West ConnectionBy Roger A. Holien This holiday season brings a historic showdown rarely seen in bowl play: the New Mexico Lobos and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will meet for the first time when they clash in the 2025 Rate Bowl on December 26 at 2:30 p.m. MST (ESPN […]
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: Hawaii vs. California
Welcome to the bowl season! This post will feature the odds from the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, featuring the Hawaii Warriors and California Golden Bears. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this specific bowl game. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: UNLV vs. Ohio
Welcome to the bowl season! This post will feature the odds from the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl, featuring the UNLV Rebels and Ohio Bobcats Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this specific bowl game. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Isleta New Mexico Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: San Diego State vs. North Texas
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Isleta New Mexico Bowl, featuring San Diego State and North Texas from the American. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but […]
Strong Second Half Gives Nevada Revenge in 78-64 Road Win over Washington State
Nevada hosted Washington State on December 2, 2024, and suffered a tough 68-57 loss to Washington State, and it was a loss that began the derailment of last year’s team. It was the Pack’s turn to return the favor, going into the Cougars house this year looking to pick up their seventh win of the […]
Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl FanDuel Opening Odds: Fresno State vs. Miami (OH)
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, featuring Fresno State and the MAC’s Miami (OH). Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely serves […]
New Mexico Opening Odds vs Minnesota in Rate Bowl.
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Rate Bowl, featuring the New Mexico Lobos and a nice matchup against Minnesota. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely […]
Utah State Opening Odds vs Washington State in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
Welcome to Bowl Season! This post will discuss the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, featuring Utah State and future conference foe Washington State. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. This post is not to tell you who to bet on, but merely […]
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