Mountain West Softball Tournament Watch: Week 13, 2026
Entering the final week of the season, let’s take a look at what teams can earn which seeds in the MW tournament.
Grand Canyon seniors Taryn Batterton (4), Sydney McCray (99), Trinity Martin (1) and Emily Gonzalez (26) are honored after a Senior Day victory over UNLV on April 26, 2026. | Paul Coro/GCU Athletics Entering the 13th and final week of the 2026 Mountain West Softball season, every single seed in the conference tournament is still up for grabs. Only one team has been eliminated from tournament contention (San Jose State), but not every team in the conference can possibly earn every seed available.
To dispell some of the probable confusion, let’s take a look at which teams are still eligible to take each seed in the conference tournament, ordered by their current rank in the conference standings (tiebreakers excluded). #1 seed: Grand Canyon, Nevada #2 seed: Grand Canyon, Nevada, UNLV #3 seed: Nevada, UNLV #4 seed: Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego State #5 seed: Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego State, Boise State #6 seed: Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego State, Boise State, Utah State Now, let’s take a deeper dive into what each team needs to have happen in order to make the conference tournament at each eligible seed. #1 Seed (Conference Title, First-Round Bye) Eligible teams: 2 (Grand Canyon, Nevada) Grand Canyon: (1) Series win vs.
Colorado State (2) Series loss vs. Colorado State + 1 UNLV win vs. Nevada (3) Series swept vs.
Colorado State + UNLV series win vs. Nevada Nevada: (1) Series sweep vs. UNLV + GCU series loss vs.
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