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Mountain West Matrix

Current strength, projected wins and conference title chances, with results through October 25.

10 teams0 MPR Top 255 Week 9 gamesResults through October 25
Current MPR leaderNew MexicoNational #56 · MPR 2.9
Projected wins leaderNew Mexico9.83 expected wins
Average MPR-7.9Current neutral-field strength
MPR Top 250Teams ranked 1–25 nationally
Title favoriteNew Mexico48.8% to win the title
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Current Strength

Team-by-Team Outlook

Conference rank follows current MPR. Records and title chances are with results through October 25.

10 Mountain West teams
RankTeamMPRProj WinsSOSTitle chancesWk MPR
#1 New MexicoNational #56 · 6-1 overall · 3-0 conf
2.9MPR9.83Proj wins#96SOSReach83.2%Win48.8%-0.46 Week 8 MPR
#2 UNLVNational #59 · 4-3 overall · 2-1 conf
2.0MPR7.90Proj wins#92SOSReach65.0%Win31.7%-0.03 Week 8 MPR
#3 North Dakota StateNational #60 · 6-2 overall · 3-2 conf
2.0MPR9.23Proj wins#124SOSReach25.5%Win11.6%+0.09 Week 8 MPR
#4 Air ForceNational #79 · 5-2 overall · 3-2 conf
-2.2MPR8.18Proj wins#103SOSReach11.6%Win4.6%-1.39 Week 8 MPR
#5 HawaiiNational #88 · 2-6 overall · 1-4 conf
-5.7MPR4.78Proj wins#110SOSReach<0.1%Win<0.1%+1.56 Week 8 MPR
#6 WyomingNational #102 · 5-3 overall · 4-1 conf
-8.8MPR6.73Proj wins#107SOSReach14.2%Win3.2%+1.37 Week 8 MPR
#7 NevadaNational #109 · 3-4 overall · 2-2 conf
-10.2MPR4.56Proj wins#87SOSReach0.4%Win<0.1%+0.75 Week 8 MPR
#8 San Jose StateNational #119 · 4-4 overall · 2-2 conf
-13.8MPR5.43Proj wins#84SOSReach0.2%Win<0.1%-0.78 Week 8 MPR
#9 Northern IllinoisNational #128 · 0-7 overall · 0-3 conf
-21.5MPR1.22Proj wins#78SOSReach<0.1%Win<0.1%-1.12 Week 8 MPR
#10 UTEPNational #132 · 1-6 overall · 0-3 conf
-23.5MPR1.87Proj wins#77SOSReach<0.1%Win<0.1%+0.23 Week 8 MPR
Snapshot: Standings and season outlook with results through October 25. Ratings after Week 8; published October 26 game forecasts retained. Method & sources →
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