Mountain West announces conference basketball schedule

The Mountain West released its first phase of the upcoming conference basketball schedule with dates of games and opponents. League play begins on Dec. 28 and goes for 10 weeks and ends March 4.

Tip times and television networks have not yet been decided yet and that could cause for some shuffling for games picked up by CBS Sports Network and the ESPN family of networks.

Games could be moved from Wednesday to Tuesday and Saturday games to Sunday for national broadcasts. ROOT SPORTS and the Mountain West Network will pick up games after the national games are selected.

Look for these national games to be announced in August.

Also, remember the Mountain West has an unbalanced schedule so there will be teams that only play each other just one time this season. There are once again 18-conference schedule (the debate can come out later about dropping to 16 games but the league is currently in place).

The league does do a good job about making sure the top teams play each other. San Diego State takes on UNLV, New Mexico, and Nevada twice this year and Wyoming just once. The Aztecs do miss Boise State for a second time this year but the Broncos are not expected to be as good this year with the loss of James Webb III and others.

Wednesday, December 28

Air Force at Wyoming

Boise State at Utah State

UNLV at Colorado State

Fresno State at New Mexico

San José State at Nevada

Saturday, December 31

Utah State at Air Force

Colorado State at Boise State

Nevada at Fresno State

New Mexico at San Diego State

Wyoming at UNLV

Wednesday, January 4

Boise State at UNLV

Colorado State at San José State

New Mexico at Utah State

San Diego State at Nevada

Wyoming at Fresno State

Saturday, January 7

Air Force at Colorado State

Fresno State at San José State

Nevada at New Mexico

San Diego State at Boise State

UNLV at Utah State

Wednesday, January 11

Fresno State at Air Force

San José State at San Diego State

UNLV at New Mexico

Utah State at Wyoming

Saturday, January 14

Boise State at Fresno State

Nevada at Wyoming

New Mexico at Colorado State

San José State at Air Force

Utah State at San Diego State

Wednesday, January 18

Air Force at Nevada

Colorado State at Fresno State

New Mexico at Boise State

San Diego State at UNLV

Wyoming at San José State

Saturday, January 21

Air Force at UNLV

Boise State at San José State

Colorado State at Utah State

Fresno State at Nevada

Wyoming at New Mexico

Wednesday, January 25

Nevada at Boise State

San Diego State at Air Force

San José State at Colorado State

UNLV at Wyoming

Utah State at New Mexico

Saturday, January 28

Boise State at Wyoming

Colorado State at San Diego State

Fresno State at Utah State

New Mexico at Nevada

UNLV at San José State

Wednesday, February 1

Air Force at Fresno State

Boise State at Colorado State

Nevada at Utah State

New Mexico at UNLV

Wyoming at San Diego State

Saturday, February 4

Colorado State at UNLV

San Diego State at Fresno State

San José State at New Mexico

Utah State at Boise State

Wyoming at Air Force

Wednesday, February 8

Fresno State at Wyoming

New Mexico at Air Force

San Diego State at San José State

UNLV at Nevada

Utah State at Colorado State

Saturday, February 11

Air Force at Boise State

Fresno State at Colorado State

Nevada at San Diego State

San José State at UNLV

Wyoming at Utah State

Wednesday, February 15

Boise State at New Mexico

Colorado State at Wyoming

Nevada at Air Force

San Diego State at Utah State

San José State at Fresno State

Saturday, February 18

Air Force at San José State

New Mexico at Fresno State

UNLV at San Diego State

Utah State at Nevada

Wyoming at Boise State

Wednesday, February 22

Boise State at Nevada

Colorado State at New Mexico

Fresno State at San Diego State

UNLV at Air Force

Utah State at San José State

Saturday, February 25

Air Force at Utah State

Nevada at UNLV

New Mexico at Wyoming

San Diego State at Colorado State

San José State at Boise State

Wednesday, March 1

Air Force at San Diego State

Fresno State at Boise State

Nevada at San José State

Utah State at UNLV

Wyoming at Colorado State

Saturday, March 4

Boise State at Air Force

Colorado State at Nevada

San Diego State at New Mexico

San José State at Wyoming

UNLV at Fresno State

Here is a visual schedule.

Mountain West Conference