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Mountaintop View 2-3-26
Warriors ready to kick off spring training The Super Bowl hasn’t even happened yet, and Hawaii football is somehow already starting spring football. Only at Manoa can the weather be looking semi-spring this time of year. Stephen Tsai breaks down the Rainbow Warriors by position. Commanding defense keeps GCU men’s basketball in contention in Mountain […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Power Rankings: Feb. 2
The calendar has turned to February! It remains to be seen whether there are six weeks left of winter. But what we do know is there are six weeks left until Selection Sunday! OK, enough chitter chatter, let’s dive into this week’s Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings! 1. Utah State Utah State reclaimed the […]
Previewing Mountain West Softball: Utah State Aggies
Finally, we have reached the end of our preseason preview journey in Logan, Utah, home of the Utah State Aggies. Unlike on the hardwood, where USU is a consistent powerhouse, and the gridiron, where they go through phases of being good and bad, Utah State’s softball program has historically one of the absolute worst in […]
Mountain West Recruiting Roundup 2-2-26. Does the February signing day still matter?
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. The February signing day takes place this Wednesday. For many years, this was signing day, and it was when the vast majority of players signed their letters of intent. As most know, things have dramatically changed. Now, nearly all high school recruits sign in December, and […]
Mountaintop View 2-2-26. Aggies win, top 100 football games, Show Me, roster rention, Bracketology.
It’s Monday, and it was another great weekend of basketball! Plus, players continue to transfer into the Mountain West. 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. Aggies top Aztecs in thrilling comeback. […]
Mountain West Connection Players of the Week 2-2-26
We enter February and teams are starting to separate themselves at the top after Gran Canyon defeated Boise State, Nevada defeated UNLV, and Utah State defeated San Diego State. There are also some players that are making strong cases for player of the year honors. Let’s take a look at which student-athletes stood out from […]
2026 Shrine Bowl Stock Report. Keyshawn James-Newby and Caden Barnett shine at the Shrine.
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. That all being said, here is the information found for the players. […]
New Mexico Surges Into First-Place Tie With Road Win at San José State
Photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Lobos Win in San Jose, Tighten Grip on Mountain West Title Race Few teams started the season with as many questions as the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team. A new coaching staff and a completely retooled roster suggested a long adjustment period, but instead, the Lobos have delivered […]
Previewing Mountain West Softball: UNLV Rebels
Our penultimate stop on this journey brings us to Sin City, where we will take a look at the UNLV Lady Rebels. UNLV once had a proud softball program in the 1990s under legendary head coach Shan McDonald, where the Lady Rebs made it to the NCAA Tournament seven years in a row from 1990 […]
Scrappy Spartans show resolve, but Lobo’s prowess too much
On a night when context mattered as much as outcome, San Jose State (6-16, 1-10 MW) once again found itself measuring effort against execution, and depth against reality. The Spartans pushed and prodded for 40 minutes Saturday night at the Provident Credit Union Event Center, but New Mexico’s (18-4, 9-2 MW) balance, shooting, and poise […]
AZTECS WILT DOWN THE STRETCH AS THEY DROP TIGHT GAME AGAINST UTAH STATE 71-66
San Diego State defense stifled Utah State for most of the game, but several late three point baskets by Aggies drop Aztecs into tie with Utah State for conference lead. The Aztecs showed their trademark defense against Utah State on Saturday, holding the Aggies to 41% overall shooting, but late three pointers by MJ Collins […]
Previewing Mountain West Softball: San Jose State Spartans
As we enter the home stretch, we look into the San Jose State Spartans, a team who wound up as the #6 seed in the MWC Tournament a year ago, falling in the first round via shutout to Fresno State. The Spartans of the 2010s were a consistent conference title contender, having finished over .500 […]
Mountain West Reacts Results: Regular season champion, San Diego State/Utah State
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Aztecs favorites to win the regular season. Heading into the last month of the college basketball regular season, the race to the conference title is heating up. In this poll, San Diego State emerged as the favorite, capturing 45% of the vote. Utah State […]
Career Nights By Price, Camper Jr. Lead to 89-76 Win Over UNLV
In front of a sold-out crowd of 11,997 fans, Nevada welcomed in-state rival UNLV for the first time this season. Nevada let off the gas just a little bit toward the end, but a career night by Corey Camper Jr. and Elijah Price led to a 89-76 win over the Rebels. “Our student [section] has […]
Camper Jr.’s 32-point night crushes UNLV in 89–76 loss
UNLV needed a rivalry road win after losing two straight, and with the Mountain West race getting tighter, every possession mattered. Instead, the game turned into a race that UNLV was trying to crawl back from. Nevada’s transition offense, second-chance opportunities, and a masterclass from Nevada guard Corey Camper Jr. got the Wolf Pack the […]
2025-26 Mountain West Bracketology: January 30
Happy Friday, everyone! It was just another crazy week in the Mountain West, which included an improbable Nevada win over Grand Canyon and multiple exciting finishes since last week’s bracketology update. Where do things stand out heading into February?! Let’s dive into it! At Large Candidates: Utah State: NET: 25 KenPom: 30 Lunardi: No. 9 seed […]
2026 Senior Bowl Preview
The 2025 college football season is over, but all-star bowls will be occurring over the next few weeks. The most prominent of these bowls are the Hula Bowl, the American Bowl, the East-West Shrine Bowl, and the Senior Bowl. This post will focus on the Senior Bowl. These events are used primarily as camps with […]
Previewing Mountain West Softball: San Diego State Aztecs
Now we move on to our seventh team, the defending MWC Tournament Champion, the San Diego State Aztecs. The Aztecs have made the NCAA Tournament 15 times since 2001, but had been mired deep in mediocrity for the second half of the 2010s, and had still not yet escaped its embrace prior to 2022. That […]
Mountaintop View 1-30-26: MW Softball, PAC 12 Bowls, Aztec Basketball, Kage Casey and Ashton Jeanty
Mountain West Softball Starts Soon The PAC 12 Bowl Situation Remains Unclear San Diego State Handles Colorado State The Aztecs overcame a slow start to take care of business. College Football On the West Coast is Still a Mess Our own Vic Aquino discusses the future of the Mountain West and PAC 12. Could Kage […]
Spartan Perspective: Inside Niumatalolo’s newly announced staff additions
The easiest way to explain how San Jose State football digs itself out of the wreckage of 2025 is this: Ken Niumatalolo didn’t just add coaches, he injected deep perspective. After a season defined by late-game breakdowns, missed kicks and a fan base wondering how things unraveled so quickly, SJSU’s latest staff moves feel less […]
Is Air Force’s standing in basketball unsalvageable in the short term?
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 […]
Stats Corner: Comparing MWC, A10, AAC, and WCC Basketball
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 […]
A New Western Order, as we all evolve with the new Mountain West & Pac-12
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 […]
Previewing Mountain West Softball: New Mexico Lobos
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 […]
Mountaintop View 1-29-26
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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