Mountain West
Tracking the 2025-26 Mountain West Conference non-conference schedules.
Conference Play Outlook: A 20-game conference-play schedule will remain for another season as the Mountain West temporarily grew to 12 members. Each institution will play ten home games and make ten road trips during the Conference season to create a near round-robin scheduling model. This format allows for subtle optimization. Two opponents will only be one-time opponents for each member’s schedule.
Grand Canyon has arrived: Following a nervous spring, the Mountain West controversially admitted Grand Canyon into the league a year ahead of schedule. GCU was not going to be able to retain WAC membership and faced an unusual scenario of perhaps a season as a D1 Independent. The Mountain West formalized the invitation, which makes the league even deeper and stronger in 2025-26. Three Mountain West schools (Boise State, Colorado State, and Utah State) leaving for the Pac-12 have filed an updated lawsuit accusing the conference of improperly withholding tens of millions of dollars and misleading them about a covert plan to fast-track the addition of Grand Canyon University.
Last Season Together as we know it: The Mountain West will have an entirely different look on July 1, 2026. The league will only retain Air Force, Grand Canyon, Nevada, New Mexico, San Jose State, UNLV, and Wyoming. MWC welcomes Hawai’i, UC Davis, and UTEP to become a 10-team hoops league. Farewell to Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State after this season - creating a major shift to West Coast basketball.
The League Play Schedule will be announced near the end of the summer.
Non-Conference Schedules
Air Force
Home
Nov. 8 vs. Austin Peay
Nov. 11 vs. LIU
Nov. 15 vs. Miami-Ohio
Nov. 19 vs. Alabama State (MTE)
Nov. 21 vs. SIUE
Nov. 23 vs. IU Indy (MTE)
Nov. 26 vs. Northern Colorado
Dec. 3 vs. Pacific
Road
Nov. 3 at Belmont
Dec. 7 at Navy
The Monument Rapid City, SD
Nov. 29 vs. South Dakota
Notes: The Falcons will host Navy and travel to Pacific during the 2026-27 season.
Boise State
Home
Nov. 3 vs. Non-D1 (Hawai’i Pacific)
Nov. 8 vs. Utah Valley
Nov. 11 vs. UTRGV
Nov. 15 vs. Montana State
Nov. 18 vs. Wichita State
Dec. 10 vs. Duquesne
Road
Dec. 6 at Butler
Maui Invitational Lahaina, Maui, HI
Nov. 24 vs. USC
Nov. 25 vs. Seton Hall or N.C. State
Nov. 26 vs. Washington State, Arizona State, Non-D1 (Chaminade), or Texas
Idaho Falls Neutral Idaho Falls, ID
Dec. 14 vs. Saint Mary’s
Notes: Broncos will host Butler and travel to Wichita State as part of their 2026-27 non-conference schedule.
Colorado State
Home
Nov. 3 vs. Incarnate Word
Nov. 9 vs. Omaha
Nov. 12 vs. Cal Poly
Nov. 21 vs. Denver
Dec. 6 vs. Colorado
Dec. 9 vs. Dartmouth
Dec. 14 vs. Non-D1 (Northern New Mexico)
Road
Nov. 16 at Loyola-Chicago
Battle 4 Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas
Nov. 26 vs. Virginia Tech
Nov. 27 vs. Wichita State or Saint Mary’s
Nov. 28 vs. VCU, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, or South Florida
Notes: The Rams will host Loyola-Chicago and Colorado during the 2026-27 season.
Fresno State
Home
Nov. 5 vs. USC Upstate
Nov. 12 vs. UC San Diego
Nov. TBA vs. Stephen F. Austin (MTE)
Nov. 21 vs. New Orleans (MTE)
Nov. 30 vs. Cal State Bakersfield
TBA vs. Long Beach State
Dec. 6 vs. Utah Valley
Road
Acrisure Series Palm Desert, CA
Nov. 26 vs. Pepperdine
Notes: The Bulldogs will play at UC San Diego in 2026-27. Fresno State’s home date vs. Utah Valley is subject to change.
Grand Canyon
Home
Nov. 3 vs. Purdue Fort Wayne
Nov. 7 vs. Youngstown State
Nov. 10 vs. Northern Illinois
Nov. 21 vs. Northwestern State (MTE)
Dec. 2 vs. Stetson
Dec. 13 vs. Coastal Carolina
Dec. 22 vs. IU Indy
Road
Nov. 15 at Saint Louis
Acrisure Classic Palm Desert, CA
Nov. 25 vs. Utah
Nov. 26 vs. Iowa or Ole Miss
Jerry Colangelo Classic Phoenix, AZ
Dec. 6 vs. Oklahoma State
Nevada
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Louisiana Tech
Nov. 8 vs. Pacific
Nov. 12 vs. Southern Illinois
Nov. 18 vs. UC Davis (MTE)
Dec. 13 vs. Duquesne
Road
Nov. 15 at Santa Clara
Dec. 7 at Washington State
Acrisure Series Palm Desert, CA
Nov. 27 vs. Washington
Nov. 28 vs. Colorado or San Francisco
New Mexico
Home
Nov. 5 vs. East Texas A&M
Nov. 8 vs. UT Arlington
Nov. 11 vs. UC Riverside
Nov. 26 vs. Alabama State
Dec. 6 vs. Santa Clara
Dec. 14 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Road
Nov. 15 at New Mexico State
Dec. 10 at VCU
Hall of Fame Tip-off Kansas City, MO
Nov. 20 vs. Nebraska
Nov. 21 vs. Kansas State or Mississippi State
Note: Lobos will play at Santa Clara during the 2026-27 season.
San Diego State
Home
Nov. 4 vs. Long Beach State
Nov. 9 vs. Idaho State
Nov. 18 vs. Troy
Dec. 10 vs. Lamar
Road
Players Era Festival Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 24 vs. Michigan
Nov. 25 vs. Oregon
Nov. 26 vs. TBD (Based on results)
Hall of Fame Series Phoenix, AZ
Dec. 20 vs. Arizona
San Jose State
Home
Dec. 5 vs. San Diego
Dec. 9 vs. Long Beach State
Dec. 13 vs. Stanford
Road
Nov. 3 at Utah
Nov. 8 at UC Santa Barbara
Acrisure Series Palm Desert, CA
Nov. 25 vs. Tulsa
Nov. 26 vs. Northern Iowa or Loyola-Chicago
Note: Spartans will play at Stanford during the 2026-27 season.
UNLV
Home
Nov. 4 vs. UT Martin
Nov. 20 vs. St. Joseph’s
Dec. 13 vs. Tennessee State
Road
Nov. 16 at Memphis
Dec. 7 at Stanford
Players Era Festival Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 24 vs. Maryland
Nov. 25 vs. Alabama
Nov. 26 vs. TBD (Based on results)
Note: UNLV will host Stanford during the 2026-27 season.
Utah State
Home
Nov. 3 vs. Non-D1 (Westminster)
Nov. 12 vs. Weber State
Nov. 15 or 17 vs. Conference USA Opponent
Nov. 29 vs. Montana State
Feb. 14 vs. Memphis
Road
Dec. 4 at South Florida
Dec. 7 at Charlotte
Texas Legends Classic Frisco, TX
Nov. 7 vs. VCU
Charleston Classic Charleston, SC
Nov. 21 vs. Tulane
Nov. 23 vs. Boston College or Davidson
Delta Center USU Day Salt Lake City, UT
Dec. 13 vs. Illinois State
Note: The Aggies will play at Memphis during the 2026-27 season.
Wyoming
Home
Nov. 3 vs. Non-D1 (Northern State)
Nov. 8 vs. Cal State Fullerton
Nov. 15 vs. Portland
Nov. TBA vs. Norfolk State (MTE)
Nov. 26 vs. Denver (MTE)
Dec. 9 vs. South Dakota
Road
Nov. 19 at Sam Houston
TBA at Texas Tech
Sanford Pentagon Game Sioux Falls, SD
Dec. 15 vs. South Dakota State
Note: The Cowboys will host Sam Houston during the 2026-27 season.
Future: Wyoming and Denver will start a six-year series, alternating home and away through the 2031 season. The first game is scheduled for November 14, 2026, in Denver.