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Miami vs. Indiana: Comparing the NIL Cost of Two Championship Rosters
courtesy of Indiana Athletics Indiana’s Long-Dreamed Impossible Became Reality How the Hoosiers Brought Home Their First National Title — and Did It in a Way That Will Work for the NIL & Transfer Portal Generation Miami Gardens — The Hoosier football team spent 127 years wandering the college football desert. Tonight, the Hoosiers finally arrived […]
Air Force fires Joe Scott! Grand Canyon knocks off Utah State w/ off-court shenanigans! Aztecs outlast New Mexico! CSU’s struggles continue! HP Ep. #138 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have a wild week of basketball to go over, with there being more chaos off of the court than on it! The most shocking news came from Air Force, who fired head coach Joe Scott for his “treatment […]
Mountain West Conference early look in the field of 68
Lobos Walk the Bubble in a Crowded Mountain West Race San Diego State (10–0 MW) tops the league, while Utah State continues to build one of the Mountain West’s strongest NCAA Tournament résumés. As February begins, every game matters for New Mexico and its postseason chances. As the Mountain West season moves into its final […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Way Too Early PAC 12 Rankings
The 2025 season is over and we are entering a new era of college football on the West Coast with the PAC 12 rebuilding itself with five teams from the Mountain West. This year the PAC 12 will feature eight teams. Last week, we took an early look at what to expect in the Mountain […]
2026 American 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 Game, and the Senior Bowl. This post will focus on the American Bowl, which is a brand-new game this year. These […]
Mountaintop View 1-20-26
Center set GCU D-I era record with 6 blocks in win vs. No. 23 Utah State Who would’ve guessed the newbies in the Mountain West would cause such a commotion? Utah State and Grand Canyon fans went back and forth on social media after the somewhat controversial Lopes upset of the Aggies. Paul Coro breaks […]
Spartans balance grit and growing pains across three-game stretch
San Jose State’s (6-12, 1-6 MW) last three outings offered a clear snapshot of where Tim Miles’ program currently sits: competitive, resilient and still fighting a steep hill against depth issues and execution gaps against more-than-capable Mountain West competition. From a road loss at Grand Canyon last week to a short-handed but determined win over […]
2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Power Rankings: Jan. 19
After another action-packed week of Mountain West men’s basketball hoops, what do our power rankings look like this week?! Let’s not waste any more time and dive right into it! 1. San Diego State We have a new No. 1! San Diego State is now the only unbeaten team in MW play, crushing Wyoming followed […]
Mountain West Recruiting Roundup 1-19-26. The transfer portal closes and offers to high school players increase.
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. In last week’s edition, we spoke about Nevada being able to retain many of their core players during the portal madness. Chris Murray of Nevada Sports Net addressed the same thing in his weekly mailbag this past week: Nevada football doesn’t have one specific new benefactor […]
Mountain West Connection Players of the Week 1/19/26
The third full week of conference play and the top of the standings are getting more competitive with Grand Canyon’s upset victory of Utah State. It was an exciting week of Mountain West basketball with a number of games coming down to the final seconds. With that being said, let’s take a look at the […]
Mountaintop View 1-19-26. Joe Scott suspended, Grand Canyon, Boise State win, Coaching Carousel, Future Games
It’s Monday, and it was another great weekend of basketball! Plus, catch up from the latest on the transfer portal this 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. Joe Scott suspended […]
Fresno State completed perfect week, back to .500
The Fresno State Bulldogs completed a perfect week on the hardwood, winning both contests on the schedule this week, both at home. On Tuesday Jake Heidbreder scored 23 points, while DeShawn Gory scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a 79-69 win over Colorado State. In the opening six minutes both teams went back […]
CFP National Championship 2026: College football fans predict Miami vs. Indiana
Tomorrow is the College Football National Championship game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers! The game will take place on Monday, January 19th at 7:30 pm (Eastern) on ESPN. FanDuel gives the odds going into the game for those interested in such things prior to the start of the game. And fans all […]
Lobos fall to Aztecs at Viejas in San Diego
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Lobos Close Out but Fall to Conference Leader SDSU, 83–79 New Mexico fought back and managed to reduce the deficit to a single point in the final minute of the game, but ultimately lost to conference leader San Diego State, 83–79 at Viejas Arena in San Diego. With this loss, […]
Strong Finish Gives Nevada 81-66 Win Over Air Force
There are never any true “gimme” games in college basketball, but Nevada’s matchup against Air Force was as close as you could get. The Falcons entered this one on an 11-game losing streak and were winless in conference play. On paper, it’s an easy pick me up game for Nevada after some tough losses to […]
Mountain West Reacts Results: NCAA Tournament Teams, 2nd Best MW Team.
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Two bids for the Mountain West? It’s a down year for Mountain West basketball, and that will probably be most evident by the lack of tournament teams come March. Currently, about half of the fans think there will only be two teams capturing bids […]
2025-26 Mountain West Bracketology: January 16
We have approached the halfway point of the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season. So far, there appears to be just one at-large candidate ahead of the big dance! But here is our full Bracketology report two months out from the NCAA Tournament! At Large Candidates: Utah State: NET: 15 KenPom: 22 Lunardi: No. 7 seed […]
Mountaintop View 1-16-2026: Hill gets a promotion, Red Panda, Mason Falslev, Lady Rebels are dominating, Colorado State and the transfer portal
Zak Hill is promoted to co-offensive coordinator after Matt Miller leaves to Washington State The former Boise State and Arizona State offensive coordinator will have a bigger role in calling plays. This is a huge positive for the Broncos as Hill should be able to mentor Nate Potter. A popular halftime performer is making the […]
2025-26 Mountain West basketball midseason awards
Happy Thursday, everyone! We are roughly halfway through the 2025-26 college basketball season! With that said, let’s hand out some midseason awards for the 2025-26 Mountain West men’s basketball season! Player of the Year: MJ Collins, Utah State Heading into the season, many thought third-year Utah State guard Mason Falslev would lead the charge for […]
Stats Corner: Probability of Winning Conference Rankings
With half the basketball season complete and a quarter of the conference schedule in the books, it’s time to take a serious look at the championship race. As long-time readers know, I’ve consistently criticized preseason polls for their inherent bias and reliance on unsubstantiated data. This week on Stats Corner, we’re doing something different: ranking […]
AZTECS RUN OVER COWBOYS WITH A 74-57 THUMPING
Aztecs bid adios to Laramie, and it’s 7,220 foot elevation in a convincing win over Wyoming. San Diego State put together a complete game beatdown against Wyoming in their final trip to Laramie. Most teams struggle in the rarified thin air of Laramie, but the Aztecs showed no signs they were oxygen deprived as they […]
2026 Hula Bowl Stock Report. Discussing the 3 Wyoming players, and the Hula Bowl itself.
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. For starters, there were challenges stemming from the Hula Bowl this year […]
Mountaintop View 1-15-26
NCAA changes college basketball transfer process with later portal dates, shorter window It’s the topic that never goes away: the transfer portal. Once again, the rules seem to be changing on that front, in this case for college basketball. These windows thankfully seem to be shrinking but expect chaos during that period. The hoops scores […]
The Pit Remains a Fortress as Lobos Pull Away from GCU 87-64
courtesy of UNM Athletics The Pit Remains a Fortress as Lobos Pull Away from GCU 87-64 Mountain West Connection – Roger A. Holien Albuquerque, N.M. — For the second time this week, New Mexico showed why The Pit is one of the toughest places to play in college hoops, breaking open in the second half […]
Mountain West Basketball Transfer Portal Team: Conference Play Vol. 1
Welcome back to the transfer portal team of the week! This is our first true 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 […]
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