The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Mountain West Conference. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
Tournament The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament is a six-team double-elimination tournament held annually at various locations in the Mountain West Conference region. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Other teams may receive an at-large tournament bid.
History The Mountain West Conference baseball tournament began in 2000 as a six-team double-elimination tournament. It maintained that format through 2005. In 2006, with the addition of TCU, the tournament expanded to include all seven teams. However, in 2007 the format returned to a six-team bracket, with the seventh-place regular season team left out of the field. In 2012, with only five teams in the league, the tournament consisted of a four-team double elimination tournament. While they did have a regular season champion in 2021, they had no tournament.https://themw.com/baseballchamp/
In 2024, Washington State University joined the conference as an affiliate member, bringing the baseball membership total to eight teams. This caused the format to change again, allowing the top six teams in the regular season to participate in the tournament.
In 2025, Grand Canyon University joined the conference, bringing the membership total to nine. This addition did not change the conference tournament setup.
On July 1, 2026, full members San Diego State and Fresno State, along with affiliate member Washington State, will leave to become charter members of the reformed Pac-12 Conference. On the same day, Hawaii and UC Davis will leave the Big West conference to join the Mountain West as full members, and Utah Tech will join as an affiliate member.
Champions
By year Year Champion Runner-up Site MVP 2000 Air Force Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV , San Diego State 2001 San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA , BYU 2002 San Diego State Larry H. Miller Field • Provo, UT , BYU 2003 San Diego State Isotopes Park • Albuquerque, NM , UNLV 2004 San Diego State Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV , UNLV 2005 BYU Franklin Covey Field • Salt Lake City, UT , UNLV 2006 BYU Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV , TCU 2007 BYU Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV , TCU 2008 New Mexico Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , TCU 2009 San Diego State Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX , Utah 2010 TCU New Mexico Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA , TCU 2011 TCU Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA D.J. Peterson, New Mexico 2012 San Diego State Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV , New Mexico 2013 New Mexico Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA , San Diego State 2014 UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium • Las Vegas, NV , San Diego State 2015 New Mexico William Peccole Park • Reno, NV , San Diego State 2016 Nevada Santa Ana Star Field • Albuquerque, NM , New Mexico, New Mexico 2017 Fresno State Falcon Baseball Field • Colorado Springs, CO , San Diego State 2018 San Diego State UNLV Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA , San Diego State 2019 UNLV William Peccole Park • Reno, NV , Fresno State 2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2022 San Jose State Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA , Air Force2023San Jose StateAir ForcePete Beiden Field • Fresno, CARobert Hamchuk, San Jose State2024Fresno State San Jose StateTony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CAMurf Gray, Fresno State2025Fresno StateSan Jose StateSloan Park • Mesa, AZMurf Gray, Fresno State2026Washington StateSan Diego StateSloan Park • Mesa, AZGavin Roy, Washington State
By school School Championships Title Years San Diego State 6 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 TCU 4 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 New Mexico 3 2011, 2012, 2016 UNLV 3 2003, 2004, 2005Fresno State 3 2019, 2024, 2025 BYU 2 2001, 2002 Utah 1 2009 Air Force 1 2022San Jose State12023Washington State12026
Schools highlighted in pink indicate that the program is no longer a Mountain West member. Of current members, Nevada is the only to not win a Mountain West tournament.
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