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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 […]
Lobos Flex Muscle in Dominant Win at UNLV
Photo courtesy of Las Vegas Review Journal New Mexico Takes Down UNLV by 28 Points, Cruises to Strong Statement Road LAS VEGAS — The New Mexico Lobos moved into the middle of Mountain West conference play with a big win Tuesday night, easily defeating UNLV 89-61 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lobos dominated […]
Utah State Basketball Takes Down Colorado State, prepares for Wyoming
Utah State came back from down 13 points against Colorado State to win the game 65-61 in Fort Collins. Utah State shot 28-56 (50%) while the Rams shot 22-43 (51%). Utah State was 5-20 from the three-point line, and Colorado State was 10-21 from the three-point line. Utah State was 80% from the free-throw line […]
Mountain West Basketball Transfer Portal Team: Conference Play Vol. 3
Welcome back to the transfer portal team of the week! This is the third weekly edition of the basketball season, with the top 15 transfers of the week being honored. The format will be a little different than the football counterpart, with only one player being in the spotlight each week. The full “Team of […]
Peak Perspective: The 2025 Mountain West Out-of-Conference Review
Non-conference games serve a few different purposes. In some cases, it lets teams work out kinks and prepare for the regular season. In other instances, it’s a cash grab, taking money to play games against programs in exchange for money to add to their budget. Most importantly, it’s a chance for the Mountain West to […]
Is Wyoming hoops stuck in purgatory within modern college basketball?
Every season for a reasonably successful mid-major university begins in a similar fashion. They schedule a few in-state cupcakes as the season and home openers before, if they are lucky enough, participating in an ever-declining MTE tournament during the week of Thanksgiving. Throw in a dash of high-major money labeled as “buy games” to help […]
Mountaintop View 1-28-26. College Football Playoff, UTEP, MBB Rankings, Bracketology, WBB POTW.
It’s Wednesday, and we are up and running! Keep up with all the basketball news, and we will continue to provide lots of coverage around the transfer portal! See what is coming your way today on our site and around the internet. Group of 6 teams benefit from previously unknown College Football Playoff change. Yesterday, […]
“Our guys found a way,” Nevada Completes Amazing Comeback in 66-60 OT Win Over GCU
Lawlor Events Center was bumping tonight, and for very good reason. Nevada hosted a new MW foe in GCU with a sold-out student section and plenty of fans along the stands. It took an extra period to finish it off, but a late comeback fueled by some clutch free throws gave Nevada a 66-60 OT […]
Spartans’ tale of resistance, then relentless reality
For about 20 minutes Tuesday night, San Jose State (6-15, 1-9 MW) looked like it was ready to drag Boise State (13-8, 5-5 MW) into a grinder. The Spartans traded punches, spaced the floor, and stayed afloat with timely shooting from the perimeter. But once the second-half arrived, so did the cold truth: Boise State […]
The Fine Print: CFP Group of Six representative no longer required to be conference champ
Billable hours are undefeated, and transparency is a thing of the past. All of the focus as of late has been placed on the Power Four conference champions (SEC, Big Ten, ACC, and Big 12) being guaranteed spots in the 2026 version of the College Football Playoff, along with Notre Dame being automatically placed into […]
Previewing Mountain West Softball: Nevada Wolf Pack
Continuing through our journey to preview all Mountain West softball teams, we reach the team that made me fall in love with this sport: my hometown team, the Nevada Wolf Pack. The Wolf Pack are the reigning regular season champions of the MWC, a title which broke both a 17-year conference title drought for the […]
Top Tier of Mountain West gets more crowded! Grand Canyon beats Aztecs in controversial ending! Utah State struggles, Lobos outlast Wolf Pack! Revisiting preseason Top Ranked Transfers! HP Ep. #139 OUT NOW!
Welcome back, hikers, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Mountain West basketball continues to deliver constant madness, as we have plenty to go over this week. Grand Canyon continues to roll, handing San Diego State their first in-conference loss in a controversial finish, while Utah State drops a […]
2026 American Bowl Stock Report. Discussing the Mountain West players, and the first American Bowl.
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. A quick note, this was the first year of the American Bowl, […]
The Good the Bad, the Ugly: Revisiting Preseason Predictions #1
Every year I like to take a look back at my preseason predictions and see how I did. I think it is fair to say this past year’s predictions were not my best. This three-week series is going to take a look back at my predictions and it will start with the teams that once […]
Mountain West: Reacts Survey. MBB Regular Season Champs, Utah State, SDSU.
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 1-27-26
Jeff Choate admits a philosophical change was needed to try and spark Nevada’s offense After two seasons filled with frustration, Nevada head football coach Jeff Choate is changing his philosophy on offense, the transfer portal, just about everything. There’s been a shake up on staff and in player personnel. Can the Wolf Pack turn this […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Power Rankings: Jan. 26
Last week was a crazy week for Mountain West men’s basketball. Every week, they deliver! As we cross the halfway point of conference play, where is each team slotted in our weekly power rankings? Let’s dive into it! 1. San Diego State San Diego State maintains the top spot this week, even after a gut-wrenching […]
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