Mountain West Conference

Current FBS membership, school profiles and available AP poll analysis.

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Member Schools: 10
FBS Football Programs: 10

Member Schools · 10

2026 current FBS membership.

School	Nickname	Location	Programs
Air Force	Falcons	USAF Academy, Colorado	Football
Hawai'i	Rainbow Warriors	Honolulu, Hawaii	Football
Nevada	Wolf Pack	Reno, NV	Football
New Mexico	Lobos	Albuquerque, NM	Football
North Dakota State	Bison	Fargo, ND	Football
Northern Illinois	Huskies	DeKalb, IL	Football
San José State	Spartans	San Jose, California	Football
UNLV	Rebels	Las Vegas, NV	Football
UTEP	Miners	El Paso, Texas	Football
Wyoming	Cowboys	Laramie, Wyoming	Football

Sources & References

ConferenceSeasonPoll

Follow Mountain West teams through the 2026 AP polls. Summary averages cover 11 available polls, from 2026-08-17 through 2026-11-08; the AP rankings below show Week 10, the latest available poll.

0.2Avg. Teams in the AP Top 25

1Avg. Teams Receiving VotesIncludes the Top 25

50.9

0.2%

Mountain West AP Rankings

Week 10 · 2026-11-08. All 10 season members, including teams with no votes.

Mountain West Teams in the Week 10 AP Poll
Team	AP Rank
New Mexico	#23	301	65 / 70	21.37	2.50
Air Force	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Hawai'i	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Nevada	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
North Dakota State	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Northern Illinois	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
San José State	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
UNLV	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
UTEP	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—
Wyoming	NR	0	0 / 70	—	—

Weekly Conference Tracking

AP representation across the 2026 polls available in our archive.

Poll	Top 25 Teams	Receiving Votes	AP Points	Point Share	Ballots
Preseason2026-08-17	0	2	8	0.0%	69 / 69
Week 12026-09-08	0	0	0	0.0%	69 / 69
Week 22026-09-13	0	1	3	0.0%	68 / 68
Week 32026-09-20	0	1	6	0.0%	69 / 69
Week 42026-09-27	0	1	6	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 52026-10-04	0	1	7	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 62026-10-11	0	1	3	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 72026-10-18	0	1	6	0.0%	70 / 70
Week 82026-10-25	0	1	41	0.2%	70 / 70
Week 92026-11-01	1	1	179	0.8%	70 / 70
Week 102026-11-08	1	1	301	1.3%	70 / 70

Membership is matched to the 2026 football season. Point totals reflect conference size and team rankings; they do not establish voter favoritism.

The Bigger Picture · Football

Mountain West Conference Through the Seasons

Conference champions and final AP Top 25 finishes, 1999–2025.

Historical Season

Each finish belongs to the conference the team represented that season. Only teams in the final Top 25 are listed; this history does not include individual voter ballots.

2025 · After postseason

Top 25 Teams: 0
Top 10 Teams: 0
Best AP Finish: —

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

No conference members finished in this season’s AP Top 25.

College Poll Archive · Final 2025 AP poll and conference membership ↗

Compare All 27 Seasons · 1999–2025

Choose a season above to see its full list of ranked teams. Tied AP ranks and shared conference titles are preserved.

20250 Top 25 teamsBoise StateConference champion
20242 Top 25 teamsBoise StateConference champion
20230 Top 25 teamsBoise StateConference champion
20221 Top 25 teamsFresno StateConference champion
20212 Top 25 teamsUtah StateConference champion
20201 Top 25 teamsSan José StateConference champion
20192 Top 25 teamsBoise StateConference champion
20183 Top 25 teamsFresno StateConference champion
20171 Top 25 teamsBoise StateConference champion
20161 Top 25 teamsSan Diego StateConference champion
20150 Top 25 teamsSan Diego StateConference champion
20141 Top 25 teamsBoise StateConference champion
20130 Top 25 teamsFresno StateConference champion
20121 Top 25 teamsBoise State · Fresno State · San Diego StateShared conference title
20112 Top 25 teamsTCUConference champion
20101 Top 25 teamsTCUConference champion
20093 Top 25 teamsTCUConference champion
20083 Top 25 teamsUtahConference champion
20071 Top 25 teamsBYUConference champion
20062 Top 25 teamsBYUConference champion
20051 Top 25 teamsTCUConference champion
20041 Top 25 teamsUtahConference champion
20031 Top 25 teamsUtahConference champion
20020 Top 25 teamsColorado StateConference champion
20011 Top 25 teamsBYUConference champion
20001 Top 25 teamsColorado StateConference champion
19990 Top 25 teamsUtah · Colorado State · BYUShared conference title

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Week 10 · Largest individual rank differences for Mountain West teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Stephen Means	New Mexico	#15	#23	+8
Murray Evans	New Mexico	#16	#23	+7
Zach Klein	New Mexico	#17	#23	+6
Trevor Hass	New Mexico	#17	#23	+6
Nick Jacobs	New Mexico	#18	#23	+5
Brian Fonseca	New Mexico	#18	#23	+5
David Briggs	New Mexico	#18	#23	+5
Alex Taylor	New Mexico	#18	#23	+5

Added and Omitted Teams

Week 10 · Inclusion differences for Mountain West teams.

Voter	Team	Vote
Jon Wilner	New Mexico	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Mike Griffith	New Mexico	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Eric Hansen	New Mexico	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Koki Riley	New Mexico	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter
Ralph Russo	New Mexico	NR	#23	Omitted by Voter

Voter Comparisons

Placement compares only teams ranked by both the voter and the AP. Positive means higher than the AP rank; negative means lower. Additions and omissions are counted separately. Bars share a −7 to +7 scale; values are rank positions.

70 of 70 Voters · 11 Polls. Each week has equal weight in a voter’s season average. The archive may omit weeks; voters can have different comparison sets. How to Read These Scores →

Voter Conference Comparisons. Placement is in rank positions; additions and omissions are teams per ballot.
Voter
Stephen Means	+7.00	0.18	0.00	7.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Murray Evans	+4.50	0.09	0.00	4.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Zach Klein	+3.50	0.09	0.00	3.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Trevor Hass	+3.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Ian Kress	+3.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Mike Jacques	+3.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Joe Arruda	+2.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Bob Asmussen	+2.50	0.27	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Nick Jacobs	+2.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Brian Fonseca	+2.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Andy Yamashita	+2.50	0.09	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Alex Taylor	+2.50	0.55	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Dylan Sinn	+2.00	0.09	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
David Briggs	+2.00	0.09	0.00	3.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Keara Bruno	+2.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Matt Murschel	+1.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Randy Johnson	+1.50	0.55	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Julian Mininsohn	+1.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Jerry Humphrey	+1.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Cameron Cox	+1.00	0.09	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Madison Hricik	+1.00	0.00	0.09	1.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Lee K. Howard	+1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Dave Preston	+1.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Bob Ballou	+1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Andy Kendeigh	+1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Chris Carter	+1.00	0.00	0.09	1.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Sarah Hughes	+1.00	0.00	0.14	1.00	7 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Haley Sawyer	+0.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Adam Lichtenstein	+0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
BJ Rains	+0.50	0.09	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Kevin Carter	+0.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Sean Reider	+0.50	0.10	0.00	3.50	10 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Kate Rogerson	+0.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Brenna Greene	+0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Lia Assimakopoulos	+0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Ryan Zuke	+0.50	0.00	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Garland Gillen	0.00	0.09	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Chris Murray	0.00	0.09	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
John Johnson	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Scott Hamilton	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Eric Johnson	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Michael Katz	-0.50	0.09	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Brett McMurphy	-0.50	0.18	0.00	0.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
David Jablonski	-0.50	0.09	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Kirk Bohls	-0.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Kirk Kenney	-1.00	0.00	0.09	1.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Louie Vaccher	-1.00	0.00	0.09	1.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Chelsie Brown	-1.00	0.00	0.09	1.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Henry Greenstein	-1.00	0.09	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Spencer Ripchik	-1.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Creg Stephenson	-1.50	0.09	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Brian Howell	-1.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Jamal St. Cyr	-1.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Nicole Auerbach	-1.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Javon Edmonds	-1.50	0.27	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Josh Furlong	-1.50	0.00	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Greg Luca	-1.50	0.09	0.00	1.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Tom Murphy	-2.00	0.09	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Matthew McGavic	-2.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Mike Hill	-2.00	0.00	0.09	2.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Rece Davis	-2.00	0.00	0.09	2.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Pete Yanity	-2.00	0.00	0.09	2.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
David Paschall	-2.00	0.00	0.09	2.00	11 Ballots1 Scored · 1 Team Votes
Pat Welter	-2.50	0.00	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Ty Hildenbrandt	-2.50	0.09	0.00	2.50	11 Ballots2 Scored · 2 Team Votes
Jon Wilner	—	0.09	0.18	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Mike Griffith	—	0.00	0.18	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Eric Hansen	—	0.00	0.18	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Koki Riley	—	0.00	0.18	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes
Ralph Russo	—	0.00	0.18	—	11 Ballots0 Scored · 0 Team Votes

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Mountain West Conference

Member Schools · 10

Mountain West AP Rankings

Weekly Conference Tracking

2025 · After postseason

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Added and Omitted Teams

Voter Comparisons

Mountain West AP Rankings

Weekly Conference Tracking

2025 · After postseason

Final AP Top 25 Finishers

Latest Poll Placement Outliers

Added and Omitted Teams

Voter Comparisons

2026 Games & Scores