Ten teams, five of last year’s members gone, three new ones in, and a true double round robin to sort out what is left. Here is the complete Mountain West volleyball schedule, nonconference included.
Times are local to where the match is played. Conference matches are in bold. TBA means the start time is not set yet.
How the league works in 2026
The Mountain West that starts this season is not the one that finished last season. Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State left for the rebuilt Pac-12. Hawai’i, UC Davis and UTEP came in. Ten teams remain, and the league office in Las Vegas built them a schedule with no filler in it.
Every team plays all nine conference opponents twice, eighteen matches each and ninety in all, across nine weeks from September 24 to November 19. Almost every pairing is a two-match series at one gym, usually Thursday and Saturday, with Hawai’i’s weeks shifted to Friday and Saturday for travel. That means most teams visit a given opponent’s floor twice in three days and never see it again.
Four weeks break the pattern. On what the conference calls travel partner weeks, the series splits between the two campuses: Air Force and Wyoming on October 8 and 10, Grand Canyon and UNLV the same two days, New Mexico and UTEP on October 15 and 17, and Nevada and UC Davis on October 22 and 24. The regular season then closes with a Wednesday and Thursday slate on November 18 and 19 instead of the usual weekend.
The newcomers arrived ranked. The league’s ten head coaches picked UTEP to win the regular season, UC Davis second and Grand Canyon third, which puts two first-year members and a third-year member at the top of the poll. UTEP is the only program in the field that reached last season’s NCAA Tournament, at 25-5 with a Conference USA regular season title. UNLV junior Jaida Harris is the preseason player of the year.
Conference matches stream on MW+, the league’s new subscription platform, and those are marked below. A handful of nonconference dates land on FS1 and ESPN+.
Week 1, August 28 to 30
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Grand Canyon at Texas A&M | Aug 28 | 11 a.m. | College Station, Texas | — |
| Belmont at San José State | Aug 28 | 3 p.m. | Ogden, Utah | — |
| Cal Poly at Grand Canyon | Aug 28 | 5:30 p.m. | College Station, Texas | — |
| UC Davis at Colorado State | Aug 28 | 6 p.m. | Fort Collins, Colo. | — |
| Texas Tech at Wyoming | Aug 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| Air Force at Boston College | Aug 28 | 7 p.m. | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | — |
| Georgia Southern at Hawai’i | Aug 28 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| California Baptist at New Mexico | Aug 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | — |
| San José State at Weber State | Aug 29 | 12:30 p.m. | Ogden, Utah | — |
| Nevada at Portland | Aug 29 | 1 p.m. | Portland, Ore. | — |
| Quinnipiac at Air Force | Aug 29 | 2 p.m. | Chestnut Hill, Mass. | — |
| Tulsa at UTEP | Aug 29 | 3 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | — |
| Arkansas State at Grand Canyon | Aug 29 | 4 p.m. | College Station, Texas | — |
| Nebraska at UNLV | Aug 29 | 5 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | FS1 |
| UC Davis at Northern Colorado | Aug 29 | 6 p.m. | Greeley, Colo. | — |
| Baylor at Hawai’i | Aug 29 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| San Francisco at San José State | Aug 30 | 11 a.m. | Ogden, Utah | — |
| Tulsa at New Mexico | Aug 30 | 12 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | — |
| SMU at UC Davis | Aug 30 | 1 p.m. | Fort Collins, Colo. | — |
| Nevada at Portland State | Aug 30 | 1 p.m. | Portland, Ore. | — |
| St. Thomas at Wyoming | Aug 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| TCU at UNLV | Aug 30 | 3 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | FS1 |
| San Diego at Hawai’i | Aug 30 | 5 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| UTEP at New Mexico State | Aug 30 | 6 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | — |
Week 2, September 3 to 7
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Portland at San José State | Sep 3 | 3 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | — |
| UNLV at Idaho State | Sep 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Boise, Idaho | — |
| Northern Iowa at Air Force | Sep 3 | 4 p.m. | Vermillion, S.D. | — |
| UTEP at Texas State | Sep 3 | 5 p.m. | Corpus Christi, Texas | — |
| San Diego State at UC Davis | Sep 3 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | — |
| Utah Tech at Hawai’i | Sep 3 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| Nevada at Sacramento State | Sep 3 | 7 p.m. | Sacramento, Calif. | — |
| Northern Colorado at New Mexico | Sep 4 | 3 p.m. | Boulder, Colo. | — |
| Saint Mary’s at Nevada | Sep 4 | 4 p.m. | Sacramento, Calif. | — |
| UNLV at Boise State | Sep 4 | 6 p.m. | Boise, Idaho | — |
| Pacific at San José State | Sep 4 | 6 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | — |
| UTEP at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Sep 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Corpus Christi, Texas | — |
| Air Force at South Dakota | Sep 4 | 7 p.m. | Vermillion, S.D. | — |
| Loyola Marymount at Hawai’i | Sep 4 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| Wyoming at Utah | Sep 4 | 7 p.m. | Salt Lake City, Utah | — |
| Louisiana Monroe at Grand Canyon | Sep 4 | 7 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | — |
| Utah Valley at Air Force | Sep 5 | 11 a.m. | Vermillion, S.D. | — |
| UTEP at UTRGV | Sep 5 | 11 a.m. | Corpus Christi, Texas | — |
| UNLV at North Dakota State | Sep 5 | 11 a.m. | Boise, Idaho | — |
| Texas Tech at Nevada | Sep 5 | 11 a.m. | Sacramento, Calif. | — |
| Wyoming at Eastern Illinois | Sep 5 | 12 p.m. | Salt Lake City, Utah | — |
| Cal Poly at UC Davis | Sep 5 | 12 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | — |
| San Francisco at Grand Canyon | Sep 5 | 6 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | — |
| New Mexico at Colorado | Sep 5 | 7 p.m. | Boulder, Colo. | — |
| Wyoming at Long Beach State | Sep 6 | 12 p.m. | Salt Lake City, Utah | — |
| New Orleans at San José State | Sep 6 | 1 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | — |
| Temple at Grand Canyon | Sep 6 | 2 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | — |
| UC San Diego at Hawai’i | Sep 6 | 5 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| New Mexico State at New Mexico | Sep 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | — |
Week 3, September 10 to 13
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| UC Riverside at Grand Canyon | Sep 10 | 3 p.m. | Flagstaff, Ariz. | — |
| UTEP at New Mexico State | Sep 10 | 6 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | — |
| UC Santa Barbara at Wyoming | Sep 10 | 6 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| Weber State at Nevada | Sep 10 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | — |
| UC Davis at Arizona State | Sep 10 | 6 p.m. | Tempe, Ariz. | — |
| New Mexico at Nebraska | Sep 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Lincoln, Neb. | — |
| Central Arkansas at Hawai’i | Sep 10 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| Little Rock at Air Force | Sep 10 | 7 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| San Diego at UC Davis | Sep 11 | 2 p.m. | Tempe, Ariz. | — |
| Utah Tech at San José State | Sep 11 | 3 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | — |
| Georgia Tech at New Mexico | Sep 11 | 4 p.m. | Lincoln, Neb. | — |
| South Dakota at Wyoming | Sep 11 | 6 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| Pacific at UTEP | Sep 11 | 6 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | — |
| Grand Canyon at Northern Arizona | Sep 11 | 6 p.m. | Flagstaff, Ariz. | — |
| UNLV at CSUN | Sep 11 | 6 p.m. | Northridge, Calif. | — |
| Central Arkansas at Hawai’i | Sep 11 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| Tennessee Tech at Air Force | Sep 11 | 7 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| Baylor at New Mexico | Sep 12 | 11 a.m. | Lincoln, Neb. | — |
| Omaha at Grand Canyon | Sep 12 | 11 a.m. | Flagstaff, Ariz. | — |
| UNLV at Fresno State | Sep 12 | 1 p.m. | Northridge, Calif. | — |
| Oregon at UC Davis | Sep 12 | 1 p.m. | Tempe, Ariz. | — |
| Idaho State at Air Force | Sep 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| UC San Diego at UTEP | Sep 12 | 3 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | — |
| San José State at Long Beach State | Sep 12 | 4 p.m. | Long Beach, Calif. | — |
| Colorado State at Wyoming | Sep 12 | 7 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| UNLV at San Francisco | Sep 13 | 11 a.m. | Northridge, Calif. | — |
| San José State at UC Irvine | Sep 13 | 12 p.m. | Irvine, Calif. | — |
| Kansas State at Nevada | Sep 13 | 1 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | — |
Week 4, September 16 to 22
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Air Force at Denver | Sep 16 | 6 p.m. | Denver, Colo. | ESPN+ |
| TCU at UTEP | Sep 16 | 6 p.m. | Fort Worth, Texas | — |
| California at UC Davis | Sep 16 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | — |
| Utah at Air Force | Sep 17 | 3 p.m. | USAF Academy, Colo. | ESPN+ |
| Wyoming at Boise State | Sep 17 | 4 p.m. | Pocatello, Idaho | — |
| UTEP at Incarnate Word | Sep 17 | 6 p.m. | Waco, Texas | — |
| Nevada at Eastern Washington | Sep 17 | 6 p.m. | Cheney, Wash. | — |
| New Mexico at Saint Mary’s | Sep 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Moraga, Calif. | — |
| Portland at Nevada | Sep 18 | 3 p.m. | Cheney, Wash. | — |
| Fresno State at New Mexico | Sep 18 | 5 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | — |
| Air Force at Northern Colorado | Sep 18 | 6 p.m. | Greeley, Colo. | ESPN+ |
| Southeastern Louisiana at UNLV | Sep 18 | 6 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | — |
| Hawai’i at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Sep 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | — |
| UTEP at Baylor | Sep 18 | 7 p.m. | Waco, Texas | — |
| Wyoming at Idaho State | Sep 18 | 7 p.m. | Pocatello, Idaho | — |
| UC Davis at USC | Sep 18 | 7 p.m. | Los Angeles, Calif. | — |
| Cal State Bakersfield at Nevada | Sep 19 | 11 a.m. | Cheney, Wash. | — |
| Pacific at Wyoming | Sep 19 | 12 p.m. | Pocatello, Idaho | — |
| Ole Miss at Grand Canyon | Sep 19 | 12 p.m. | Lawrence, Kan. | — |
| UC Irvine at UNLV | Sep 19 | 2 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | — |
| UC Santa Barbara at UC Davis | Sep 19 | 2 p.m. | Los Angeles, Calif. | — |
| Sacramento State at San José State | Sep 19 | 2 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | — |
| Hawai’i at Iowa State | Sep 19 | 4:30 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | — |
| Grand Canyon at Kansas | Sep 20 | 12 p.m. | Lawrence, Kan. | — |
| UC San Diego at UNLV | Sep 20 | 1 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | — |
| California at San José State | Sep 20 | 2 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | — |
| Hawai’i at UCLA | Sep 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | — |
| New Mexico at New Mexico State | Sep 21 | 6 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | — |
| Arizona at UTEP | Sep 22 | 6 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | — |
Conference week 1, September 24 to 26
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| UC Davis at UNLV | Sep 24 | 6 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| San José State at Air Force | Sep 24 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| Grand Canyon at Nevada | Sep 24 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| Grand Canyon at Nevada | Sep 25 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| UTEP at Wyoming | Sep 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at Hawai’i | Sep 25 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| San José State at Air Force | Sep 26 | 12 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| UC Davis at UNLV | Sep 26 | 1 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| UTEP at Wyoming | Sep 26 | 5 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at Hawai’i | Sep 26 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | MW+ |
Conference week 2, October 1 to 4
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| UNLV at UTEP | Oct 1 | 5 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
| Air Force at UC Davis | Oct 1 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Wyoming at San José State | Oct 1 | 6 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Nevada at New Mexico | Oct 2 | 6 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at Grand Canyon | Oct 2 | 6 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | — |
| UNLV at UTEP | Oct 3 | 12 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
| Air Force at UC Davis | Oct 3 | 1 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Wyoming at San José State | Oct 3 | 1 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at Grand Canyon | Oct 3 | 6 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | — |
| Nevada at New Mexico | Oct 4 | 1 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
Conference week 3, October 8 to 10
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Air Force at Wyoming | Oct 8 | 5 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at UC Davis | Oct 8 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Grand Canyon at UNLV | Oct 8 | 6 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| UTEP at Nevada | Oct 8 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| San José State at Hawai’i | Oct 9 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| UTEP at Nevada | Oct 10 | 12 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at UC Davis | Oct 10 | 12 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Wyoming at Air Force | Oct 10 | 1 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| UNLV at Grand Canyon | Oct 10 | 4 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| San José State at Hawai’i | Oct 10 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
Conference week 4, October 15 to 17
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Nevada at UNLV | Oct 15 | 6 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| Grand Canyon at Air Force | Oct 15 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| UTEP at New Mexico | Oct 15 | 6 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at Wyoming | Oct 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | — |
| UC Davis at San José State | Oct 15 | 9 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| UC Davis at San José State | Oct 16 | 9 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Nevada at UNLV | Oct 17 | 1 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at Wyoming | Oct 17 | 5:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | — |
| New Mexico at UTEP | Oct 17 | 6 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
| Grand Canyon at Air Force | Oct 17 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
Conference week 5, October 22 to 25
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Air Force at UTEP | Oct 22 | 4 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
| Wyoming at Grand Canyon | Oct 22 | 5 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| UC Davis at Nevada | Oct 22 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| UNLV at Hawai’i | Oct 23 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| San José State at New Mexico | Oct 23 | 7 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
| Nevada at UC Davis | Oct 24 | 11 a.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Air Force at UTEP | Oct 24 | 11 a.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
| Wyoming at Grand Canyon | Oct 24 | 1 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| UNLV at Hawai’i | Oct 24 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| San José State at New Mexico | Oct 25 | 7 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
Conference week 6, October 29 to 31
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Air Force at UNLV | Oct 29 | 6 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| UTEP at San José State | Oct 29 | 6 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Wyoming at Nevada | Oct 29 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| Grand Canyon at New Mexico | Oct 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
| UTEP at San José State | Oct 30 | 6 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at UC Davis | Oct 30 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | — |
| Grand Canyon at New Mexico | Oct 31 | 12 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
| Air Force at UNLV | Oct 31 | 12 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| Wyoming at Nevada | Oct 31 | 1 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at UC Davis | Oct 31 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | — |
Conference week 7, November 5 to 8
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| UNLV at Wyoming | Nov 5 | 5:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at Air Force | Nov 5 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| San José State at Grand Canyon | Nov 5 | 6 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| UC Davis at UTEP | Nov 6 | 6 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
| Nevada at Hawai’i | Nov 6 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| San José State at Grand Canyon | Nov 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at Air Force | Nov 7 | 1 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| UNLV at Wyoming | Nov 7 | 2 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| Nevada at Hawai’i | Nov 7 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| UC Davis at UTEP | Nov 8 | 11 a.m. | El Paso, Texas | MW+ |
Conference week 8, November 12 to 14
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| UC Davis at Wyoming | Nov 12 | 5:30 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
| New Mexico at UNLV | Nov 12 | 6 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| San José State at Nevada | Nov 12 | 6 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| Air Force at Hawai’i | Nov 12 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| UTEP at Grand Canyon | Nov 12 | 7 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| Air Force at Hawai’i | Nov 13 | 7 p.m. | Honolulu | — |
| New Mexico at UNLV | Nov 14 | 1 p.m. | Las Vegas, Nev. | MW+ |
| UTEP at Grand Canyon | Nov 14 | 1 p.m. | Phoenix, Ariz. | MW+ |
| San José State at Nevada | Nov 14 | 1 p.m. | Reno, Nev. | MW+ |
| UC Davis at Wyoming | Nov 14 | 6 p.m. | Laramie, Wyo. | MW+ |
Conference week 9, November 18 and 19
| Match | Date | Time | Site | TV |
| Wyoming at New Mexico | Nov 18 | 1 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
| UNLV at San José State | Nov 18 | 4 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at UTEP | Nov 18 | 5 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | — |
| Grand Canyon at UC Davis | Nov 18 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Nevada at Air Force | Nov 18 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| UNLV at San José State | Nov 19 | 3 p.m. | San Jose, Calif. | MW+ |
| Hawai’i at UTEP | Nov 19 | 5 p.m. | El Paso, Texas | — |
| Grand Canyon at UC Davis | Nov 19 | 6 p.m. | Davis, Calif. | MW+ |
| Nevada at Air Force | Nov 19 | 6 p.m. | Colorado Springs, Colo. | MW+ |
| Wyoming at New Mexico | Nov 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Albuquerque, N.M. | MW+ |
Mountain West Championship
The conference tournament runs November 24 and 25 at the Pavilion in Las Vegas. Only the top four teams in the final standings qualify, which makes the November 18 and 19 finish unusually heavy: with a four-team bracket, a single Wednesday result can end a season. The champion takes the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in December.
Matches to circle in 2026
- Nebraska at UNLV, August 29. The Cornhuskers open the year in Las Vegas on FS1. TCU follows on the same floor and the same network the next afternoon.
- Grand Canyon at Texas A&M, August 28. The Lopes open against the defending national champions in College Station.
- Baylor at Hawai’i, August 29. A Big 12 program at the Stan Sheriff Center.
- Cal Poly at UC Davis, September 5, and UC Santa Barbara at UC Davis, September 19. Two Big West rivalries the Aggies took with them, now filed under nonconference.
- UC San Diego at Hawai’i, September 6. Same story in Honolulu.
- Hawai’i at UCLA, September 20. The end of a four-match Las Vegas swing that also includes Iowa State.
- New Mexico at Hawai’i, September 25 and 26. Hawai’i’s first conference volleyball series as a full Mountain West member.
- UTEP at Wyoming, September 25 and 26. The preseason favorite opens on the road in Laramie.
- Nevada at UNLV, October 15 and 17. The Silver State Series, both matches in Las Vegas.
- UC Davis at UTEP, November 6 and 8. One and two in the preseason poll, twice at Memorial Gym, and the only time they meet all year.
- Grand Canyon at UC Davis, November 18 and 19. Two of the three preseason favorites close the regular season against each other.
Mountain West volleyball 2026 FAQ
When does Mountain West conference play start? September 24, with three matches. The regular season ends November 19 on a Thursday.
How many conference matches does each team play? Eighteen, which is ninety across the league. It is a full double round robin, every opponent twice.
Why do teams play the same opponent twice in one week? That is the design. Nearly every pairing is a two-match series at one gym, usually Thursday and Saturday, so most teams visit a given opponent once all season and play there twice. Four travel partner weeks split the series between both campuses instead.
Who is new to the Mountain West in 2026? Hawai’i, UC Davis and UTEP. Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Utah State left for the rebuilt Pac-12, leaving the league at ten.
Is there a Mountain West volleyball tournament? Yes. Only the top four teams qualify. It runs November 24 and 25 at the Pavilion in Las Vegas, and the winner receives the conference’s automatic NCAA bid.
Who is favored? The league’s coaches picked UTEP first, UC Davis second and Grand Canyon third. UNLV’s Jaida Harris is the preseason player of the year.
Where can I watch? Conference matches stream on MW+, the league’s new subscription platform, marked in the tables above. UNLV’s opening weekend is on FS1 and three Air Force nonconference dates are on ESPN+.
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