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College Baseball Tournament Projections: April 22nd.
Mountain West (and beyond) NCAA baseball tournament projections will be new every week leading up to the College World Series. This seems like the natural step to continue our baseball coverage, and mirrors the bowl projections and bracketology we do with our football and basketball coverage, respectively. For those who aren’t familiar, 64 teams make […]
Peak Perspective: Top 10 Basketball Players of the Mountain West Division Era
*With the Mountain West as we know it ending due to conference realignment, I thought it would be fun to go back and highlight the best players, games, and teams over the past 13 years. The prior entry was for the top 10 football players The Mountain West had a good run with basketball. 30 […]
Mountain Top View 4-22-26: CFP Expansion, Jake Hall Stayed, Boise State Gifted
CFP Expansion Talks On Going The push for a 24-team College Football Playoff is gaining momentum this week at the College Football Playoff governance committee meeting in Dallas. The question is; How close are we? Jake Hall Stayed, why? MWC Freshman of the Year returned to UNM. Why, exactly? Boise State football receives $1 million […]
3rd Annual NFL Draft Special! Top 5 Mountain West Prospects! Each Team’s Best Eligible Player! Complete w/ scouting, landing spots, & more! HP Ep. #151 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! It’s that time of year again, this is the 3rd annual NFL draft special! Although the Mountain West won’t have anyone picked in the top 10 like last year with Ashton Jeanty, there are still lots of amazing prospects […]
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 2026 Mountain West Softball Week 11
After Week 11 of the 2026 season, our first spots in the MW softball tournament have been clinched. GCU, Nevada and UNLV will be fighting for a conference championship, leaving just three spots left for potential challengers to claim. Before we take a look at what will need to happen for the remaining seven teams […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: PAC 12 Coaches
Every year we take the time to look at each head coach across the Mountain West and do our best to rank them from best to worst. With our coverage extending to the PAC 12 this upcoming season, we are going to be previewing both conferences. Without further ado, here are the Good, Bad, and […]
Mountaintop View 4-21-26
‘A beacon of hope.’ Nevada athletics places final beam of $28 million Fieldhouse project Nevada athletics signaled the halfway point of their $28 million Fieldhouse construction project as the final beam was put in place. Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet has the details. Danielson Signs Contract Extension Through 2030 Boise State head football coach Spencer Danielson […]
Mountain West Connection Baseball Power Rankings: Week 10
We have approached the final month of the season, and we still don’t have many answers to where every team will finish. Nevada proved why they deserve to be in the running for the top seed come tournament time against New Mexico, all the while Washington State continued to mount up conference wins against UNLV. […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 4-20-26. How will 5-for-5 rule impact recruiting?
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. The calendar has now turned to April, and teams are hosting many recruits for Junior Days and other unofficial visits. There are also a ton of official visits being scheduled for June, so expect that to be a huge recruiting month for all teams, including those in the […]
Mountaintop View 4-20-26. Week 0, Top Returning MBB Players, Colorado State football, Gloria Nevarez, Bowl Games, Tennis Champs.
It’s Monday, and although basketball is over, college baseball and softball are still going strong. But our coverage is still going strong. Check out our original coverage and what we can find from the World Wide Web below. Is Week 0 the new Week 1? The Oversight Committee has been busy so far this spring, […]
Spartans’ 2026 spring scrimmage: Even with a healthy reload, year three is like year one again in the Niumatalolo era
“The last time we had one of these big media sessions at the end of last season, it was kind of depressing,” said Niumatalolo lamenting from a 3-9 record last year. “I’ve been doing this a long time, and it was just a super disappointing year.” Niumatalolo moved quickly and decisively last season; making difficult […]
Weekend Walkup: The Wolves battle for the top spot amid a stacked Mountain West weekend
Each week, we here at Mountain West Connection will briefly preview every series going on in the conference, detailing how each team is going into the series and a key item to note that we feel will dictate the winner. Afterwards, if there are any non-conference series going on, we will go through each series […]
James Fragoza discusses Mountain West players ahead of the NFL Draft.
The NFL Draft is next week, and we reached out to old friend James Fragoza to discuss Mountain West football and MW players hoping to get drafted this week. James is an NFL Draft & CFB Analyst for Pro Football & Sports Network, but is always willing to take time for MWCConnection. Read his thoughts […]
2026 Mountain West Softball Power Rankings: Week 10
Week 10 brought some normalcy back to the MW softball world, with few upsets to be found around the league. With just three weeks left to play, some teams are getting close to locking up spots in the MW tournament, while others are fading away from bid contention. Heading into Week 11, let’s take a […]
Friday Five: Mountain West Draft Prospects
The off-season presses on as we approach summer 2026. The Mountain West is set to split this summer with the “departing five” leaving to create the reformed Pac-12. The Mountain West has added the likes of North Dakota State, Northern Illinois, and UTEP to fill the gaps. We at the Mountain West Connection intend to […]
Jake Hall Returns: A Defining Moment for Lobo Basketball
As the transfer portal continues to reshape college basketball, loyalty still matters. For the New Mexico Lobos, Jake Hall’s decision to return to Albuquerque stands as one of the most significant developments of the offseason. For days, rumors and speculation kept Lobo fans on edge. Every update was tracked, every possibility debated as it looked […]
Mountaintop View 4-17-26: NCAA Eligibility, Calhoun and Utah State, UTEP Basketball, Jake Hall Returning to New Mexico, Boise State Lands a Big Guy, NFL Draft
An update on potential changes to NCAA eligibility Calhoun gives insight on why he left Utah State UTEP Basketball lands an Ole Miss transfer In a big win for the Lobos, Jake Hall is returning Boise State lands a big man Which Mountain West Football players will be drafted? Chris Murray discusses which Mountain West […]
AZTEC BASKETBALL TRANSFER PORTAL
SOME NCAA FOOTBALL RECOMMENDATIONS AZTEC DIAMOND NOTES San Diego State basketball evolving as the portal giveth and taketh away New potential changes to football schedules Baseball continues through the season The transfer portal, or TP, continues to make waves across the country, as players utilize what might be their last opportunity to move without restrictions. […]
Rewriting the opportunity window: The NCAA’s eligibility proposal and the uneven cost of order
There’s a certain tone of equal parts pragmatism and quiet frustration with the NCAA’s latest eligibility proposal. Not outrage for outrage’s sake, but a measured, almost weary recognition that the system has drifted far from its stated ideals. This newest proposal, most notably introducing age limits and tightening eligibility windows, feels less like bold reform […]
Mountaintop View 4-16-26
Nevada football’s five risers on offense and five risers on defense exiting spring Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet gives the fans exactly what they want this time of year: an update on which players are on the rise after spring practices. Nevada needs help on offense after that unit held back last year’s team. Is help […]
College Baseball Tournament Projections: April 15th.
Mountain West (and beyond) NCAA baseball tournament projections will be new every week leading up to the College World Series. This seems like the natural step to continue our baseball coverage, and mirrors the bowl projections and bracketology we do with our football and basketball coverage, respectively. For those who aren’t familiar, 64 teams make […]
Will new transfer poaching penalties actually matter? Or just shift the “game” underground?
If you’ve followed the evolution of the NCAA transfer portal over the last five years, you already know this: every “solution” seems to create a new loophole. And now, in 2026, we’ve reached the latest attempt at restoring order; hammering down on so-called “ghost transfers” and back-channel tampering with some of the stiffest penalties the […]
Are Affiliate Members a sound strategy for conferences?
Last week, the Pac-12 Conference made headlines with news of conference realignment. Rather than any announcement about the long-awaited ninth football-playing member, they added some affiliate teams to compete in men’s soccer and wrestling starting next season. While the additions and sports themselves may not be as attention-grabbing as football news, they do raise an […]
Mountaintop View 4-15-26: Bowl discussions, Agents for high schoolers, transfer portal news, draft stocks
Pac-12 Bowl Lineup Discussion The Pac-12 President’s and AD’s are meeting this week. On the docket includes a discussion about what bowl tie ins the conference will have. Things may have to get awkward for the conference in order to fill spots. Agents for High School Athletes High school athletes may now hire agents to […]
Portal CHAOS continues! Tons of commitments, UNM star Jake Hall enters! Way-too-early QB Power Rankings for 2026! HP Ep. #150 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak Podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We’re getting into the thick of the offseason now, with movement in basketball’s transfer portal happening constantly and football’s spring camps coming to a close. First off, we’ll get you caught up on the latest portal news, with some […]
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