Air Force men’s basketball has released its full schedule for the 2025-26 season, which includes 18 home games at Clune Arena and a 20-game Mountain West Conference slate. The team had previously announced its 11 non-conference games on August 20, with eight of those to be played at home.
The conference schedule may see some adjustments to game dates after television partners CBS Sports Network and FOX Sports finalize their broadcast selections. Game times will also be determined following these decisions.
This season marks a return to an unbalanced Mountain West schedule, with Air Force playing home-and-home series against nine teams and single games against Boise State and Utah State. Grand Canyon joins the Mountain West as a full member this year.
Air Force begins its conference play on December 17 with an away game at San Diego State. The team’s first home conference game is scheduled for December 30 against Wyoming.
In January, Air Force will play at UNLV before hosting Utah State and New Mexico, both of whom participated in the NCAA Tournament during the previous season. Other notable matchups include an in-state rivalry game at Colorado State on January 20—Colorado State was also an NCAA tournament team last season—and a road contest at Boise State, which competed in the College Basketball Crown Tournament.
After a bye week, Air Force resumes play by hosting Fresno State on January 31. On February 3, the Falcons face Grand Canyon for the first time ever in Phoenix; Grand Canyon enters the Mountain West after winning the Western Athletic Conference championship last season and finishing with 26 wins.
Later in February, Air Force hosts San Diego State and Colorado State before back-to-back road games at Fresno State and New Mexico. The month concludes with home games against UNLV and San Jose State, followed by a road matchup at Wyoming.
March opens with a home finale against Grand Canyon on March 3, while the regular season ends March 7 at Nevada. The Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championships are set for March 11-14 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. This year’s tournament will feature a new format that includes all twelve teams.
“Game dates are subject to shift after Mountain West television partners CBS Sports Network and FOX Sports make their broadcast selections. Game times will be set once broadcast selections are made,” according to the announcement.
“After one year with a balanced league schedule, the Mountain West returns to an unbalanced schedule (home-and-home with nine teams and single games against two teams) in 2025-26. The Falcons face Boise State and Utah State just once this season. New for this season is the addition of Grand Canyon as a full member of the MW,” it was stated in the release.
The complete list of scheduled opponents includes Belmont, Austin Peay, LIU, Miami (Ohio), Alabama State, IU Indianapolis, SIUE, Northern Colorado, South Dakota (neutral site), Pacific, Navy (away), San Diego State (home and away), Wyoming (home and away), UNLV (home and away), Utah State (home only), New Mexico (home and away), San Jose State (home and away), Nevada (home and away), Colorado State (home and away), Boise State (away only), Fresno State (home and away), Grand Canyon (home and away).
The Falcons’ participation in events such as the Air Force Classic multi-team event is noted within their non-conference slate. Some game dates could change based on scheduling needs related to broadcast partner agreements.
