![]() Each school will play an 18-game conference schedule, with single games against two schools and home-and-home matchups with the other eight. The Mountain West will not split into divisions in basketball. "It puts us in much stronger geographical boundaries." "I think it makes sense," Livengood said of the new setup. UNLV athletic director Jim Livengood said a team would meet the same cross-divisional teams two years in a row. Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah State and Wyoming will make up the Mountain Division.Įach team will play every divisional opponent and meet three schools from the other division. UNLV will be in the West Division with UNR, Fresno State, Hawaii, San Diego State and San Jose State. ![]() The Mountain West will split into divisions for football only and create a conference championship game at the site of the highest-ranked team in the Bowl Championship Series standings. "At the time in the north, it was much stronger than the old Southwest (Conference) schools. "I coached in the last year in the Big Eight, and we went to the Big 12 and had the same format," Hauck said. ![]() He understands the reason behind Tuesday’s announcement but ideally would love to face all 11 conference opponents – though he realizes that’s not realistic. UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck has mixed feelings about the Mountain West’s decisions to split into two six-team divisions.
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