The Mountain West Conference regular season concluded and the bracket for the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Baseball Championship is officially set. The four-day tournament will be played May 21–24 at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, with six teams qualifying for the postseason and seeds determining first-round matchups and byes. Tickets are available for purchase, and fans can follow the action via the Mountain West Network and the conference’s streaming platforms.
Washington State Cougars pose with a '2026 Mountain West Baseball Champions' banner — a conference photo as teams head into the 2026 championship bracket set for May 21–24 at Sloan Park.
San Diego State closed out conference play with a 16-8 Mountain West record to secure the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in next week’s tournament. The Aztecs claimed their fourth regular-season crown in Mountain West play and their third outright title, marking the program’s first league championship since 2023. San Diego State will enter the postseason for the 23rd time in program history and will receive a first-round bye, advancing directly to Friday’s slate where it will face the winner of the tournament’s second game.
Washington State finished the league schedule with a 15-9 conference mark and earned the No. 2 seed after prevailing in the head-to-head tiebreaker with Air Force. The Cougars make their first appearance in the Mountain West Championship and, like San Diego State, will receive a first-round bye. Washington State is scheduled to play on Friday against the winner of the tournament’s opening contest, setting up a path to the weekend’s semifinal and championship games.
Air Force secured the No. 3 seed by also finishing with a 15-9 league record, dropping the tiebreaker to Washington State but holding its own as the Falcons’ program returned to the tournament field. The 2026 appearance marks Air Force’s 15th trip to the Mountain West postseason and its first showing since 2024; the program captured its first MW tournament title in 2022. As the No. 3 seed, Air Force will open play on Thursday and, depending on results, could face San Diego State in a Friday matchup should the bracket fall accordingly.
Nevada will enter the championship as the No. 4 seed after a regular season that produced a 13-11 conference record. The Wolf Pack are making their second consecutive postseason appearance and the 10th in program history. Nevada is scheduled to play New Mexico in the second game of the opening day on Thursday, May 21, with first pitch set for 6:05 p.m. Pacific on the Mountain West Network, a broadcast window that will bring the midweek contest to fans across the league footprint and beyond.
A Nevada baserunner in action during conference play; Mountain West programs prepare for the 2026 Credit Union 1 Championship bracket in Mesa, Ariz.
New Mexico claimed the No. 5 seed after finishing the regular season with a 12-11-1 mark in conference play. The Lobos will be making their 21st appearance in the Mountain West postseason and their third straight trip since 2024. New Mexico’s matchup against Nevada on opening night will be part of a Thursday schedule that opens with a noon-to-evening slate of games at Sloan Park.
Rounding out the field, UNLV earned the tournament’s final berth and the No. 6 seed with an 11-13 conference record and by prevailing in tiebreakers over Grand Canyon and San José State. The Rebels’ qualification represents their second straight trip to the MW tournament and the 22nd in program history. UNLV will open the championship by taking on Air Force in the tournament opener on Thursday, May 21, at 1:05 p.m. on the Mountain West Network.
The tournament format awards first-round byes to the top two seeds, setting San Diego State and Washington State up to face winners from the opening day contests on Friday. The six-team bracket will unfold over four days, culminating in the championship game on Sunday, May 24. A full bracket and schedule are available to fans who wish to plan travel or viewing; tickets remain on sale and can be purchased through the conference’s ticketing channels.
Fans who cannot attend in person will have multiple options to watch the games. The Mountain West Network will carry a selection of games, and the conference’s mobile app streams the championship free to phones and connected televisions. Viewers can access the tournament through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV and Roku platforms, and the Mountain West app is available for download in the iOS App Store and on Google Play. Additional information about the championship, including the complete schedule, bracket and ticketing details, is available on the Mountain West Baseball Championship page online.