2026 Mountain West Conference softball tournament

2026 Mountain West Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsGrand Canyon (1st title)
Winning coachShanon Hays (1st title)
MVPOakley Vickers (Grand Canyon)
TelevisionMWN
2026 Mountain West Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Grand Canyon ‍†‍‡‍y 21–4 .84054–10 .844
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 18–7 .72031–22 .585
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 16–9 .64039–20 .661
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 13–12 .52028–27 .509
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 12–13 .48023–24 .489
Boise State  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44025–30 .455
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44023–28 .451
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 9–16 .36024–26 .480
Utah State  ‍‍‍ 7–18 .28019–35 .352
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 7–18 .28015–33 .313
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Mountain West Conference softball tournament was held at Christina M. Hixson Softball Park on the campus of the University of Nevada in Reno, Nevada from May 6 through May 9, 2026.[2] The tournament was won by the Grand Canyon Antelopes, who earned the Mountain West Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top six finishers of the league's twelve teams from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The bottom four seeds played in a single-elimination play-in round to begin the tournament. The two play-in round winners then joined the top two seeds in a four-team double-elimination tournament.[5]

Tournament

Play-in roundUpper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Grand Canyon7
4New Mexico74New Mexico6
5Fresno State21Grand Canyon10
3Nevada14
2UNLV6
3Nevada10(5)3Nevada13
6Colorado State1
3Nevada010
1Grand Canyon311(9)
Lower round 3Lower final
1Grand Canyon11
4New Mexico54New Mexico7
2UNLV0

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Tinley Lucas Grand Canyon
Trinity Martin
Addison Shifflett
Oakley Vickers
Hannah Di Genova Nevada
Haylee Engelbrecht
Hailey McLean
Caitlin Benningfield New Mexico
Jessica DeLeon
Presley Barnes UNLV
Natalie Turner

MVP in bold
Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Softball Standings". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Softball Championship Bracket Set". Mountain West Conference. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Softball Championship". Mountain West Conference. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Coro, Paul (26 April 2026). "GCU wipes out 9-0 hole, wins MW tourney in 9". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 CREDIT UNION 1 MOUNTAIN WEST SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). themw.com. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lopes Earn MW Automatic Bid to the NCAA Tournament". Mountain West Conference. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.