Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! The race for the regular season title is heating up, with three teams now knotted together in first place! Utah State secured their biggest win of the year against San Diego State, while Nevada pulled off one of the most improbable comebacks of 2026 against Grand Canyon. We’ll break both of those games down, as well as the latest standings and March Madness projections, before ending the show with a rundown
of the award races, complete with the players that have my vote with a month left in the season. Fun episode this week, let’s dive in!
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Show Notes:
- Utah State gets biggest win of the season vs San Diego State
- 3 teams knotted together at 1st place, 2 teams right behind them
- March Madness projections for Utah State, San Diego State, & New Mexico
- Nevada miraculously beats Grand Canyon in OT
- Award Race Check-In
- Player of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Freshman of the Year
- Newcomer of the Year
- 6th Man of the Year
- All-Mountain West 1st Team
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