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2026 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament

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2026 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2025–26
Teams12
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsUtah State (3rd title)
Winning coachJerrod Calhoun (1st title)
MVPMJ Collins Jr. (Utah State)
TelevisionMountain West Network, CBSSN, CBS/Paramount+
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2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Utah State †15–5 .75028–6  .824
San Diego State14–6 .70022–11  .667
New Mexico13–7 .65023–10  .697
Grand Canyon13–7 .65020–12  .625
Nevada12–8 .60022–12  .647
Boise State12–8 .60020–12  .625
Colorado State11–9 .55021–12  .636
UNLV11–9 .55017–16  .515
Wyoming9–11 .45018–14  .563
Fresno State7–13 .35013–19  .406
San Jose State3–17 .1509–24  .273
Air Force0–20 .0003–29  .094
† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 14, 2026

The 2026 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Mountain West Conference. It was held March 11–14, 2026, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Paradise, Nevada.[1] The tournament champion, Utah State, received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It also was the last tournament under the current format as the conference will see many changes in the off season with some of the current schools.

All 12 Mountain West schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical percentages. The top four teams received byes into the tournament quarterfinals. The remaining teams played in the first round. Tie-breaking procedures remained unchanged since the 2020 tournament.[2]

  • Head-to-head record between the tied teams
  • Record against the highest-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as necessary
  • Higher NET
Seed School Conf Tiebreaker(s)
1 Utah State 15–5
2 San Diego State 14–6
3 New Mexico 13–7 2–0 vs. Grand Canyon
4 Grand Canyon 13–7 0–2 vs. New Mexico
5 Nevada 12–8 1–1 vs. Utah State
6 Boise State 12–8 0–2 vs. Utah State
7 Colorado State 11–9 2–0 vs. UNLV
8 UNLV 11–9 0–2 vs. Colorado State
9 Wyoming 9–11
10 Fresno State 7–13
11 San Jose State 3–17
12 Air Force 0–20

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