The Mountain West Conference is made up of 12 colleges as of 2024: Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, UNLV, Utah State and Wyoming. This competitive landscape, especially in football and basketball, with teams seeking to be the best in the conference and earn bowl game berths, has been cultivated by this eclectic mix.
But the stability of this lineup looks more and more tenuous. The landscape of college sports is undergoing a seismic shift of tectonic proportions, led by the migration of a handful of Pac-12 teams to storied league homes such as the Big Ten, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Big 12. With Oregon State and Washington State as the last two members of what had been known as the Pac-12, they have struck a scheduling deal with the Mountain West that could play a role in future partnerships — or even expansion.
As schools look for competitive edges, the Mountain West may strengthen its hand through the addition of ex-Power Five programs in search of a new address, or the league may lose its own members to bigger conferences chasing top-tier athletic offerings. The ever-evolving realignment saga in college football has left everyone wondering: Is the Mountain West going to maintain what it has, expand by adding new teams, or perhaps even lose some of its current members? The answers will play out as the game goes on evolving.
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Teams In The Mountain West
- Air Force
- Boise State
- Colorado State
- Fresno State
- Hawaii
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- San Diego State
- San Jose State
- UNLV
- Utah State
- Wyoming
