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1 week ago | mwcconnection.com | Matt Hanifan

Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images We are less than five months away from the start of the 2025-26 college basketball season, but who’s counting, right?! We still don’t know everything there is to know about each team heading into the new season, but here are way-too-early power rankings!I have San Diego State as the clear frontrunner. They’re not quite in the “tier of their own,” range, but they’re pushing that bar.

1 week ago | mwcconnection.com | Graham Gibson

Troy Babbitt-Imagn Images As a reader and fan of college sports, you may know as a reader that the summer can often be devoid of content, especially in May, June, and the first half of July until Media Days. Each year, the writing staff at the Mountain West Connection does a weekly summer series to help fill those gaps in content. Last year featured our 25th Anniversary teams, in accordance with the 25th anniversary of the Mountain West conference.

1 week ago | mwcconnection.com | Derek Raridon

Courtesy of Fresno State Baseball X page (@FresnoStateBSB) We are now just under a month away from the 2025 MLB Draft, with the Draft Showcase being held from June 17-21 at Chase Field in Phoenix. There are two prospects from the Mountain West, both from Fresno State, in Phoenix for the next four days trying to elevate their stock and prove why they deserve a spot on one of the 30 organizations. Here’s what each of the two Bulldogs need to do in order to make their cases.

2 weeks ago | mwcconnection.com | Matt Hanifan

Photo by Jonathan Devich/Getty Images I know, we are still a long way from the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season—144 days, to be exact, but what sicko would be counting down, right?!? The days feel long, but it’s the calm before the storm. That said, we are less than two weeks away from the 2025 NBA Draft, where the Mountain West will have at least one surefire first-round pick in Colorado State’s Nique Clifford.

2 weeks ago | mwcconnection.com | Derek Raridon

Courtesy of Fresno State baseball X page (@FresnoStateBSB) Fresno State’s exit from the Los Angeles Regional on May 31 marked the end of the Mountain West baseball season. While the Bulldogs’ time in the College World Series was…lackluster, conference play showed how competitive the current state of the Mountain West truly can be. The proof: The Mountain West All-Conference teams featured at least one player from all eight of the schools.