All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
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 […]
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.
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.
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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:
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The most enjoyable time of year has arrived, with the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament tipping off this week! What do this week’s power rankings look like?! Let’s dive into it! 1. Utah State Utah State clinched its second Mountain West regular season title outright in three seasons — and their last season — with […]
Week 5 of the 2026 season is in the books, and with it, preseason nonconference play has come to an end. This week saw two teams pull themselves away from the rest of the pack, another put itself firmly into the “solid” tier, and a great deal of shuffling in the six-team pack that makes […]
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. As we turn to the 2027 recruiting class, readers will notice offers are being tracked for many new teams compared to previous classes. It’s all part of the plan and while not a huge surprise, expect an officially announced post sometime in April. For now, read on for […]
The final week of the regular season was filled with high-scoring performances from some of the conference’s top competitors. It was also a week that saw many shifts in the conference standings as the conference tournament gets ready to tip off on Wednesday. Let’s take one last look back at the final week of the […]
Week four is almost officially in the books, and it has been an eventful time in Mountain West baseball over the last week. Top teams both rose and fell in stock since March 2, while the programs in the middle and bottom of the pack have shuffled amongst themselves as well. All in all, over […]
It’s Monday, and it’s time for the men’s conference basketball tournament! March Madness is almost upon us, and the NFL Draft is looming. 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. Pooling media […]
With head coach Sundance Wicks’ second year in Laramie approaching a close, no one can dispute that this season has been a steady progression that bodes well for the 2026-27 season. Considering the massive roster overhaul that the Pokes had to endure, finishing the regular season 18-13 and defending Arena Auditorium to the tune of […]