The 2026 Mountain West Conference men's soccer season will be the inaugural season of college soccer play for the Mountain West Conference. It will be part of the 2026 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. Six teams will compete in the conference during the season. The season will begin on August 20, 2026, and conclude with the championship game of the Mountain West Conference men's soccer tournament on November 14, 2026. The full season schedule was released on June 4, 2026.
Teams Stadiums and locations Air Force Colorado Springs, Colorado Cadet Soccer Stadium 1,000 Grand Canyon Phoenix, Arizona GCU Stadium 6,000 San José State San Jose, California Spartan Soccer Complex 1,560 UC Davis Davis, California Aggie Soccer Field 1,000 UNLV Las Vegas, Nevada Peter Johann Memorial Field 2,000 Utah Tech St. George, Utah Greater Zion Stadium 10,500
Coaches Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2025 season
Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at schoolAir Force Greg Dalby 2 Grand Canyon Jamie Davies 1 San José State Simon Tobin 13 UC Davis Dwayne Shaffer 30 UNLV B. J. Craig 5 Utah Tech Jonny Broadhead 10
Preseason Recruiting classes + Rankings Team TopDrawer Soccer Prep Soccer SigneesAir Force Grand Canyon San José State UC Davis UNLV Utah Tech Note: College Soccer News did not release a recruiting rankings for the 2026 season.
Preseason poll Mountain West preseason poll 1 Grand Canyon 2 San Jose State 3 UC Davis 4 UNLV 5 Air Force 6 Utah Tech
Preseason national polls UnitedSoccer CSN Top DrawerSoccerAir Force Grand Canyon 21 San José State UC Davis UNLV Utah Tech
Regular season Conference results Each team plays every other conference team twice; once home and once away.
Rankings
National rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Final Air Force USC — — — — — — — — Not released TDS — — — — — — — — CSN — — — — — — — — Not released Grand Canyon USC 21 — — — — — — — Not released TDS — — — — — — — — CSN RV RV — — — — — — Not released San José State USC — — — — — — — — Not released TDS — — — — — — — — CSN — — — — — — — — Not released UC Davis USC———————— Not released TDS———————— CSN———————— Not releasedUNLV USC———————— Not released TDS———————— CSN———————— Not releasedUtah Tech USC — — — — — — — — Not released TDS — — — — — — — — CSN — — — — — — — — Not released
Regional rankings - Far West Region + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week
Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Air Force — — — — — — — Grand Canyon 5 — — — — — 7 San José State — — — — — — — UC Davis — — — — — — — UNLV 7 6 7 3 7 10 5 Utah Tech — — — — — — —
Postseason MW Tournament
All-Tournament team Source: Player Team
NCAA Tournament
Seed Region School 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship TBD W–L–D (%): Total:
Player statistics
Goals
RankPlayerCollegeGoals
Assists RankPlayerCollegeAssists
Points Two points for a goal, one point for an assist. RankPlayerCollegePoints
Awards and honors Player of the week honors Following each week's games, Mountain West conference officials select the players of the week. Week Offensive Defensive Freshman Player Team Player Team Player Team Week 1 (Aug. 24) Maxim Scordo UNLV Hunter Anderson Air Force Hunter Anderson Air Force Week 2 (Aug. 31) Amir Anwary San Jose State Hugo Lemos UNLVNone Week 3 (Sep. 7) Arnau Camaño Grand Canyon Matas Jokubaitis Grand Canyon Arnau Camaño Grand Canyon Week 4 (Sep. 14) Maxim Scordo UNLV Hugo Lemos UNLV Arnau Camaño Grand Canyon Week 4 (Sep. 21) Felix Oberwaditzer Grand Canyon Ronin Axelson San Jose State Felix Oberwaditzer Grand Canyon Week 5 (Sep. 28) Jorge Lopez Grand Canyon Felix Oberwaditzer Grand Canyon Felix Oberwaditzer Grand Canyon Week 6 (Oct. 5) Maxim Scordo UNLV Manolo Vazquez UNLV Arnau Camaño Grand Canyon Week 7 (Oct. 12) Week 8 (Oct. 19) Week 9 (Oct. 26) Week 10 (Nov. 2) Week 11 (Nov. 9)
Postseason honors Unanimous selections in bold. 2026 Mountain West Men's Soccer Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearMidfielder of the YearDefensive Player of the YearGoalkeeper of the YearCoach of the YearFreshman of the Year
2026 Mountain West Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams First Team Honorees Second Team Honorees All-Freshman Team Honorees Sportsmanship Team Honorees
MLS SuperDraft
Total picks by school
TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Total Air Force Grand Canyon San José State UC Davis UNLV Utah Tech Total
List of selections
Round Pick # MLS team Player Position College
References
External links MWC Men's Soccer