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MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Protect College Sports Act, Top Mountain West Quarterback.
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 6-2-26
SUMMER STORYLINES NO. 25: Who is the Boise State football team’s biggest Pac-12 challenger? According to early SP+ ratings, Boise State will likely be the favorite in the Pac-12 this upcoming fall. John Wustrow of The Idaho Press takes a look at who the primary challengers might be. Spoiler: a few of them beat the […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: UNLV Squeaked In, But Plenty Of Room To Improve
UNLV was projected to finish in the middle of the pack this year despite a fourth-place finish last season. Things for the Rebels started off great through the non-conference schedule, but they were another Mountain West team that couldn’t find any consistent footing through the conference schedule. Pitching proved to be one of the biggest […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 6-1-26. June Mountain West Team Rankings.
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. The June official visit season is here, and there are a ton of visitors in the Mountain West and Pac-12 this weekend. As you can see below, offers took a back seat this week, as coaches put the focus on players who have already received offers. Now, it’s […]
Mountain West Conference 2026 All-Sports Season Champion.
The end of May signals the end of the Mountain West Conference sports season. Although the baseball and softball MW champions may still be playing in the NCAA tournaments, the Mountain West has crowned champions for all of its sports at this point in the year. Before fall sports start back up with official practices […]
Mountaintop View 6-1-26: Boise State Recruiting, College World Series, Senate Bill, UNLV Basketball, CBS Sports Network
Boise State recruiting is on a hot streak Mountain West/PAC 12 Baseball have impressed The movement to save college football is just beginning UNLV Basketball continues to add some impressive players in the transfer portal Can the Rebels hang with the likes of New Mexico and Grand Canyon next season? Recent additions should certainly help. […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: San Jose State Barely Misses Conference Tournament After Rocky 2026 Campaign
Continuing our deep dive of each Mountain West baseball team now that the season is over, we will be going over another former powerhouse in San Jose State. Coming off of a season where they nearly ran the conference tournament table after just squeaking into the May classic as the sixth seed, the Spartans were […]
MWCConnection Reacts Results: Washington State Baseball, MW/Pac lawsuit settlement
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Cougars will win a game this weekend. Washington State has a tough regional for their baseball games this weekend, going up against Oregon and Oregon State. Hlf the voters in this poll believe they will only win one game this weekend, which may come […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: GCU Faced A Not So Friendly Welcome To The Mountain West
Continuing our deep dive of each Mountain West baseball team now that the season is over, the newcomer in GCU is up next. When Grand Canyon joined the Mountain West for the 2026 season, there was optimism that the Lopes could immediately become a factor in the conference race. With a talented roster, proven coaching […]
SJSU’s wide receiver room keeps reloading — maybe it’s time to stop doubting it
With the last two off-seasons, the reaction seems predictable. A star receiver leaves San Jose State and the immediate assumption is that the Spartans are about to take a step backward. When Nick Nash departed in 2024 for the NFL, many wondered how SJSU would replace one of the most productive pass-catchers in program history. […]
2026 NBA Draft: Why recent withdrawals could help these 2 former Mountain West guards
While there is still five months until the 2026-27 college basketball season tips off, we are less than one month away from the 2026 NBA Draft! There are two former Mountain West guards — Grand Canyon’s Jaden Henley and Utah State’s MJ Collins — hoping to hear their name called on draft night, which begins […]
2026 Mountain West Football TV Schedule
On Wednesday, the Mountain West released game specifics for the 2026 football season. Now, most of the game dates, times, and channels are known for the team’s schedules. Every team released their specific schedule, but here are the tweets from the conference’s official account, as well as the official release: CBS/CBS Sports Fox Networks The […]
Mountain West Baseball Review: Fresno State Takes Massive Drop into Last Place Before Heading to Pac-12
The 2026 Mountain West baseball season has come to a close, with Washington State taking the crown as top program this year. At the end of the season, we here at Mountain West Connection want to recap how each program did, starting at the bottom and going until we reach the conference champion. Today, we […]
Friday Five: Reasons to be Excited for 2026 MWC Football
Hello again, fans of forgotten western football. June is almost here, meaning players will be reporting for summer workouts soon in the ramp up to football season. 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 […]
Does the Road to Omaha make money for the 64 teams selected?
The college baseball postseason begins today with the 64 teams competing in 16 regional rounds. College baseball has, unfortunately, lagged behind college football and basketball in popularity and exposure, largely because many top talents start their professional careers directly out of high school rather than having to spend time in college. It should come as […]
Mountaintop View 5-29-26: Ashton Jeanty, Senate Bill, Mountain West Quarterbacks, Television Schedules, Mountain West Rivalries
Ashton Jeanty returns to Boise…in a monster truck Are major changes coming to college sports? More information could be coming on Wednesday. Mountain West quarterback tiers Chris Murray gives his opinion. Do you agree? Comparing and contrasting Mountain West and PAC 12 Television Schedules How do you feel about your team’s television schedule? Will it […]
Mountain West Connection 2026 MWC Baseball Awards: Infield/Outfield, Starting/Relief Pitchers, Freshman of the Year
The 2026 Mountain West baseball season has come to a close, with Washington State winning its first conference title since 2010 in a mercy rule win in the if-necessary game. Throughout the season, many stars emerged on several different teams, pushing their programs to new heights or simply keeping their program alive. All of them […]
2026 Pac-12 Football TV Schedule thoughts and analysis.
On Wednesday, the Pac-12 released game specifics for the 2026 football season (as did the Mountain West, and we will run that post tomorrow). One of the perks of this media deal is knowing the exact dates, times, and channels for every conference game now, with no more flex options two weeks out, as was […]
The Poinsettia Bowl’s elephant in the room
Let’s be honest about what December’s Poinsettia Bowl actually is. It’s not just a bowl game. It’s not just a feel-good story about San Diego getting its postseason football back after a decade away, though that part is genuinely worth celebrating. It’s also a snapshot of the most complicated, litigated and frankly, exhausting conference relationship […]
Mountaintop View 5-28-26
Which school was king of the Mountain West during the 2025-26 athletic season? The Mountain West as we know it is officially done, no more sports to be played in-conference. Who reigns supreme before we go our separate ways? The 2025-2026 leader might surprise you. Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet also posted some off-season power rankings. […]
The Pac-12 betting on themselves in the short term for long term gains.
The Pac-12 is set to get back on the college sports map as a real member in just over a month. With the addition of Texas State at the end of June last year, they met the minimum requirement of eight football-playing teams to qualify to be a full-fledged conference. Since then, things have been […]
Mountaintop View 5-27-26: CSU basketball addition, Laubstein Returns, Utah State basketball news
University guard River Sawyer to join Colorado State basketball Colorado State has filled out its basketball roster for the upcoming 2026-27 season, adding River Sawyer. ESPN’s 2026 MWC Football Preview The Worldwide Leader tries to nail down some early predictions of the Mountain West. New Mexico QB James Laubstein wins NCAA appeal, set to return […]
MWConnection Reacts Survey: Road to Omaha, Mountain West/Pac-12 Settlement
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
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Defensive Line
We have reached the point in the off-season where spring football has concluded and fans are starting to have a better understanding of what their team’s depth chart may look like. With that, we are going to take a look at specific position groups across the PAC 12 and Mountain West. With our coverage shifting […]
Mountaintop View 5-26-26
OPINION: Why the new Pac-12 is better in the long run Finally, an original hot take. Straight from The Daily Evergreen, Washington State’s student-run newspaper, Abe Daniel argues that Washington State might be better off in this reformed Pac-12 than the original version. Bold. WSU Baseball Set to Face Former Pac-12 Foes in Eugene Regional […]
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