All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
photo courtesy of UNM Athletics Game Preview – March 4, 2026 Game Details Previous Meeting (2025–26 Season) The final stretch of the Mountain West season heats up Wednesday night as the New Mexico Lobos host the Colorado State Rams inside The Pit. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. MST on CBS Sports Network in a […]
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! We have reached the final week of the basketball regular season, and the Mountain West is going down to the wire in several aspects. From the race to the regular season title, to conference tournament and March Madness dreams, […]
The NFL Combine is the best showcase for all NFL hopefuls. Players train for months in preparation for this event and hope they can do well enough to jump on the radar of a few teams prior to draft day. Read below to see if the 8 Mountain West representatives were able to raise their […]
This week’s edition of “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” highlights the third week of our recruiting series. Over the last two weeks, we have reviewed how each Mountain West and PAC 12 school did in the world of high school and junior college recruiting. This week, we are going to turn our focus to […]
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Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn Named Old Trapper Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player Of The Week For The Third Time The 2025-2026 UNLV Rebels will almost certainly not be going to the NCAA Tournament, once again leaving fans wondering if the program is headed in the right direction. The shining light through this up and down season? The […]
It’s March! Let the chaos begin! Well, we haven’t actually gotten to the tournament yet, and there’s already been plenty of chaos throughout the regular season. Regardless, let’s dive into this week’s Mountain West men’s basketball power rankings! 1. Utah State Similar to how it’s fared the whole season, Utah State is the clear-cut favorite […]
Week 4 of the 2026 NCAA softball season brought what was probably the most predictable week of the season so far. After three weeks of multiple ranked upsets nearly every day, said ranked teams were mostly able to avoid falling into the same traps this week. The same applies for the 10 teams in the […]
We are almost a month into the NCAA baseball season, and week three shook up a lot of perceptions regarding the Mountain West. Two programs (Fresno State and San Diego State) took on power 4 teams on the road, with multiple teams taking on programs who have been prominent over the last couple of years […]
It’s another week of the Mountain West Recruiting Roundup. To officially close the book on the 2026 recruiting class, our cover photo winner needs to be mentioned. For the 2026 cycle, Boise State and Hawaii share the title of having the most cover photo appearances. Congrats to the Broncos and Rainbow Warriors. Now it’s full […]
We are down to the final week of the regular season, the race for seeding in the conference championship is still competitive with the top eight looking really crowded. The past week saw some great performances and plenty of movement in the standings. With that being said, let’s take a look at the top performers […]
It’s Monday, and it was another great weekend of basketball! 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. 10 ways to […]
Aztecs have no answer for New Mexico, losing in final scheduled trip to The Pit in Albuquerque. Fast start followed by futility drops the Aztecs into a second place tie with the Lobos. The Aztecs are changing conferences next season. This will not come soon enough as the Aztecs endured yet another loss at New […]
Rivalry games are tense and dramatic, with the potential to become instant classics. Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center was the latter, and the story of the night was Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn. He scored a career-high 42 points, shooting 14-of-22 from the field and an astonishing 8-of-14 from three to carry UNLV to an […]
For long stretches Saturday afternoon inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose State (8-21, 3-15 MW) showed the fight and rhythm of a team capable of trading punches with one of the Mountain West’s hottest teams. But against Colorado State (17-11 9-8 MW), a team riding a perfect February win-loss record of 7-0 […]
This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Two bids for the Mountain West? About two-thirds of voters believe the Mountain West will end up being a two-bid league. Currently, there are MW teams right on the bubble, so it’s possible. The best way for that to happen is for a team […]
Photo Courtesy of UNM Athletics Matchup: New Mexico Lobos vs. San Diego State AztecsDate: Saturday, February 28, 2026Time: 12:00 MSTLocation: The PIT, Albuquerque, New MexicoTV: CBS National BroadcastRadio: Lobo Sports Radio — Rob Portnoy, play-by-play; Hunter Greene, analyst San Diego Sports 760 (local) Game Overview The Pit will be rocking Saturday night when the New […]
We are in the home stretch, with just one more week left in the Mountain West regular season before the real fun begins! There’s still plenty of seeding to be decided at the top. Though we aren’t going to talk about that — what is this week’s bracketology update?! Let’s dive into it! At Large […]
Welcome to the twelfth and final post in our twelve-part recruiting breakdown series. Today will look at the #12 team in our rankings, Air Force. The Falcons always have a difficult recruiting class to evaluate, but this year continues a trend in the wrong direction. Read more about that trend below. The Skinny: High School […]
As the programs of the Mountain West continue to run through the non-conference portion of the season, we here at Mountain West Connection want to highlight a marquee matchup each weekend until conference play. This week, we will take a look at the Fresno State Bulldogs as they travel a short distance to take on […]
Can the Rams build an NCAA resume? The Rams are playing great basketball right now. Can they find a way to sneak into March Madness? Inconsistent play continues to be an issue for the Rebels A slow start costs the Rebels another game. Nevada’s Track and Field athletes are ready for the Mountain West Championships […]
Aztecs move back into a tie with Utah State for first place in the Mountain West Conference. Reese Dixon-Waters helps pace Aztecs victory with 20 points. The friendly home confines of Viejas Arena were a welcome site for the Aztecs as they took the court for their gigantic game against Utah State on Wednesday night. […]
Heaven Sent: Nusenda Powers The Pit in Landmark UNM Partnership Few places in the Mountain West or even the country hold the cultural importance of The Pit. For generations of New Mexicans, it has been more than just an arena. It’s where state champions are crowned, Lobo legends are made, and community traditions like basketball […]
The Mountain West could be in danger of territory it hasn’t seen since in nearly a decade. For the better part of the conference’s first 20 seasons, the league was seen as a 2-3 bid league, only placing one bid thrice. But at the conference’s peak, the standard grew, as the conference netted at least […]
Love it or hate it, the era of roster volatility has arrived. Whether it’s Lindsey Scott Jr.’s odyssey across five football programs (LSU, East Mississippi Community College, Missouri, Nicholls State, and Incarnate Word) or Cam McCormick’s unprecedented (for now) nine-season college career, athlete movement is now woven into the fabric of college sports.Last week, we […]