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Lobos Begin Title Defense in Las Vegas Against Surging Spartans in Vegas
Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics The New Mexico Lobos men’s basketball team opens postseason play Thursday in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals. New Mexico faces San Jose State on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tipoff is 9:30 p.m. MT (8:30 p.m. PT / 11:30 p.m. ET), with coverage on CBS […]
Mountain West 2026 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals: Game Info, Odds, Game Thread.
The Mountain West Tournament continues today and will conclude on Saturday. MWCConnection will have coverage throughout, including some writers in person. Here’s who to follow: How To Watch: Thursday, March 13th Utah State vs UNLV (12:00 PM PT) | Coverage: CBS Sports Network Grand Canyon vs Nevada (2:30 PM PT) | Coverage: CBS Sports Network […]
2026 Mountain West Softball Power Rankings: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2026 season is in the books, and conference play is about to start in the Mountain West Conference. It was a week filled with redemption for some teams, disappointment for the majority of them, and for one unfortunate squad, a stretch of seemingly never-ending misery. Let’s see how every team in […]
Mountaintop View 3-12-26
New coordinator Brett Bartolone out to add explosivity back to Nevada’s sagging offense Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet profiles Nevada offensive coordinator Brett Bartolone, hired to add life to a Nevada offense in desperate need of some juice. The Wolf Pack just started spring practices this week. Mora Announces Staff Additions, Updates Colorado State continues with […]
Gallery: Fresno State v. CSU/Boise State v. SJSU Round One
Day one of the Mountain West Tournament has officially come to a close, as Colorado State/Fresno State and Boise State/San Jose State were the final games of round one. Here’s a gallery of both games below, provided by our own Derek Raridon.
Lifeless: No. 6 Boise State no-shows against No. 11 San Jose State in major MW tournament upset
Well, so much for any hopes of a potential multi-day Las Vegas run. In a season of extreme highs and even more extreme lows, Boise State elected to use all of the good juju it accumulated over the last two weeks and throw it straight into the Fountains of Bellagio on South Las Vegas Boulevard. […]
Spartans stun the Mountain West in electrifying tournament upset over Boise State
LAS VEGAS — Sometimes March doesn’t whisper. Sometimes it roars. On a night when almost no one outside the San Jose State locker room believed it possible, the No. 11 seed Spartans delivered one of the most stunning results of the 2026 Mountain West Tournament, knocking off heavily favored No. 6 Boise State 84–74 inside […]
No. 7 Colorado State escapes with 67-63 win over No. 10 Fresno State
Once again, the Colorado State Rams proved they were resilient. This time, the stakes were a little bit higher. The No. 7-seeded Rams saw themselves down five to No. 10 Fresno State at halftime after a dreadful half offensively, where they shot just 31.0 percent, including 4-of-13 from 3-point range. Fresno State’s defense looked far […]
Gallery: UNLV vs. Wyoming MWT Round One
The UNLV Rebels took down the Wyoming Cowboys 73-70 on Saturday, March 11, in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament. Check out a gallery from the game from our own Derek Raridon.
Gallery: Nevada v. Air Force MWT Round One
Nevada defeated Air Force 80-45 in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. Check out a gallery by our own Derek Raridon below.
Nevada Flies By Air Force With Ease In 80-45 Win
Playing the same team three times in one season is always hard. Playing them back-to-back is even harder. Yet, Nevada made it look easy in its Mountain West Tournament game against Air Force, winning 80-45. The Wolf Pack faced the Falcons last week in Reno for the final game of the regular season. Coming into […]
UNLV holds off Wyoming rally to advance in Mountain West Tournament
UNLV built a commanding first-half lead, survived a furious second-half comeback from Wyoming, and closed out the game at the free-throw line to secure a 73-70 victory over the Cowboys to move on in the Mountain West Tournament. The Rebels started aggressively on both ends. Howie Fleming Jr. sparked the offense with a spin-move finish […]
MW First Round: No. 9 Wyoming falls short against No. 8 UNLV, 73-70
The euphoria and heartbreak of March basketball go hand in hand. Moments of triumph. Stages of agony. For Sundance Wicks and the Wyoming Cowboys, their stay in Las Vegas would be short-lived as they were unable to find an avenue to a potential upset of the hometown UNLV Rebels. A back-and-forth affair broke out early […]
2026 Mountain West Conference Tournament First Round: Game Info, Odds, Game Thread.
The Mountain West Tournament begins today and will conclude on Saturday. MWCConnection will have coverage throughout, including some writers in person. Here’s who to follow: How To Watch: Wednesday, March 11th UNLV vs Wyoming (12:00 PM PT) | Coverage: Mountain West Network Nevada vs Air Force (2:30 PM PT) | Coverage: Mountain West Network Colorado […]
Five Potential College Football Media Revenue Sharing Models
Last week, a group of college leaders met in Dallas to discuss the future of college football. Among other ideas, one of the main ones was to pool TV revenue collectively rather than keeping each conference separate, as it is currently. The first hurdle here would be to get Congress involved to repeal or adjust […]
Mountaintop View 3-11-26. Rams WBB Champs, NIL Overload, Rams spring ball, Basketball Awards & Team
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! A women’s conference tournament champion was crowned last night and the men’s tournament tips off today. 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. Rams are WBB […]
A very thin margin for magic: Spartans seek tournament spark vs. Boise State
San Jose State basketball (8-23, 3-17 MW) enters the opening round of the Mountain West Conference tournament tomorrow night knowing full well the margin for error has shrunk to the width of a rim. Across the floor will stand Boise State (20-11, 12-8 MW): a team that has already proven twice this season it can […]
Mountain West Reacts Survey: MW Tourney Champ, NCAA Tournament Bids
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 Conference fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey
Mountain West Tourney Time! Utah State wins regular season title! Resume, Path to Championship for all 12 teams! Predictions for each tournament game + champion! HP Ep. #145 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Like always in the Mountain West, the final week of the regular season was crazy, but when the dust settled, Utah State emerged as the undisputed champions. With that squared away, everyone’s attentions now shift to the conference tournament […]
Mountain West Men’s Basketball Tournament Odds (2026)
It’s time for the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament, and this could be one of the most open tournaments in quite a few years. Games begin on Wednesday and will last four total days, with a champion crowned on Saturday, along with an automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament. Utah State won the regular season […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: PAC 12 Transfer Classes
Over the past few weeks we have dived into the recruiting classes for each school in the Mountain West and PAC 12. Last week, we took a look at the transfer classes from each Mountain West school, and this week we are going to take a look at the transfer class from each PAC 12. […]
2026 Mountain West Football Schedule & Observations
The Mountain West released their 2026 football schedule yesterday, and now that we have it, we can offer thoughts and observations. Check out the release of the schedule here: A few thoughts:
Mountaintop View 3-10-26
Mountain West Announces 2026 Football Schedule A few weeks after the Mountain West made the home/away opponents available to the public, the real schedule was released on Monday. The Week 1 showdown between Hawaii and UNLV at Manoa stands out to me, what a pivotal conference matchup so early in the season. Check out the […]
Nevada Fires Women’s Basketball Head Coach Amanda Levens After Nine Seasons
After serving as one of the longest tenured coaches at Nevada, the Wolf Pack women’s basketball head coach, Amanda Levens, was fired Monday afternoon. Levens joined Nevada as head coach in 2017, sporting an overall record of 126-153 and 69-92 in conference play. “We are grateful for Amanda’s leadership of the Wolf Pack women’s basketball […]
Mountain West Football Schedule Introduces Three New Teams as Five Members Depart
North Dakota State, UTEP and Northern Illinois set their travel plans towards the west as they become the newest members to join the Mountain West Conference. How will the conference perform with Boise State, Fresno State, Utah State, Colorado State and San Diego State departing? The Mountain West 2026 conference football schedules were recently released […]
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