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Mountain West
Includes regular season games against power-conference opponents + Notre Dame. Conference championships are excluded. Teams with fewer than 3 such games are not ranked. New Mexico played 1 such game.
Mountain West, 2026
Rank within the division. Teal is top 10, orange is bottom 10. Sorted by top-10 ranks minus bottom-10 ranks. The three count columns (top-10 classes, top-10 wins, top-25 wins) are not ranks and are not scored. Hover a team for its score, a rank for the numbers.
| Season | Team | Top-10 clsprior 5 | T10 Wreg | T25 Wreg | Total offenseTot off | Scoring offenseSc off | Total defenseTot def | Scoring defenseSc def | Point marginMargin | Turnover marginTO mgn | PossessionTOP | Returning passingRet passof last yr | Returning receivingRet recof last yr | Returning rushingRet rushof last yr | Team talentTalent | Offensive EPAOff EPA | Defensive EPADef EPA | Offensive success rateOff SR | Defensive success rateDef SR | Offensive explosivenessOff Expl | Defensive explosivenessDef Expl |
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| 2026 | New Mexico7–1 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (185.0 yds/g · 185 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (6.0 pts/g · 6 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (299.0 yds/g allowed · 299 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g allowed · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-8.0 /g · -8 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+3 in these games · 3 taken, 0 given · +3.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:08 /g · 0h 34m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #31 (of 138 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #98 (of 138 teams · 27% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #63 (of 138 teams · 45% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 138 teams · 568.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.234 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.087 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (22% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.509 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.383 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #66 (Returning passing: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range #15–#101. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #98 (Returning receiving: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range #14–#132. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #69 (Returning rushing: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range #33–#118. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #115 (Team talent: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range #56–#137. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) |
| 2026 | Hawai'i2–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (319.0 yds/g · 638 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (19.5 pts/g · 39 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (451.5 yds/g allowed · 903 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33.5 pts/g allowed · 67 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-14.0 /g · -28 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 0 taken, 2 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:12 /g · 1h 00m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #56 (of 138 teams · 79% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #51 (of 138 teams · 45% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #67 (of 138 teams · 43% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #115 (of 138 teams · 556.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.041 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.317 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (50% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.158 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.117 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Nevada3–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (176.0 yds/g · 176 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.0 pts/g · 0 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (303.0 yds/g allowed · 303 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27.0 pts/g allowed · 27 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-27.0 /g · -27 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-4 in these games · 0 taken, 4 given · -4.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:44 /g · 0h 31m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #58 (of 138 teams · 71% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #110 (of 138 teams · 20% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #72 (of 138 teams · 39% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #118 (of 138 teams · 550.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.422 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.186 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (20% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.615 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.062 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Northern Illinois0–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (230.5 yds/g · 461 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (8.5 pts/g · 17 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (474.0 yds/g allowed · 948 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (41.0 pts/g allowed · 82 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-32.5 /g · -65 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 2 taken, 2 given · +0.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:55 /g · 0h 56m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #66 (of 138 teams · 44% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #14 (of 138 teams · 70% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #69 (of 138 teams · 40% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #126 (of 138 teams · 536.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.005 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.236 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (48% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.397 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.337 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | UNLV5–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (350.0 yds/g · 350 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (39.0 pts/g · 39 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (464.0 yds/g allowed · 464 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31.0 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+8.0 /g · +8 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 1 taken, 2 given · -1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:43 /g · 0h 29m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #101 (of 138 teams · 1% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #90 (of 138 teams · 29% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #54 (of 138 teams · 51% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #56 (of 138 teams · 696.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.238 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-0.054 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (2.089 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.682 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | UTEP1–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (174.0 yds/g · 348 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (8.5 pts/g · 17 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (416.0 yds/g allowed · 832 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51.5 pts/g allowed · 103 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-43.0 /g · -86 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+0 in these games · 3 taken, 3 given · +0.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28:55 /g · 0h 58m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #96 (of 138 teams · 3% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #117 (of 138 teams · 14% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #118 (of 138 teams · 14% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #102 (of 138 teams · 585.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.163 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.417 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (55% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.086 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.184 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Wyoming5–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #87 (of 138 teams · 12% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #67 (of 138 teams · 36% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #74 (of 138 teams · 39% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 (of 138 teams · 528.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | Air Force6–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #15 (of 138 teams · 99% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #119 (of 138 teams · 14% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #33 (of 138 teams · 64% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #137 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 272.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | North Dakota State7–2 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #131 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 515.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2026 | San José State4–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Mountain West teams in 2026. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (336.0 yds/g · 336 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (26.0 pts/g · 26 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (505.0 yds/g allowed · 505 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42.0 pts/g allowed · 42 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-16.0 /g · -16 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 1 taken, 0 given · +1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (22:45 /g · 0h 23m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #84 (of 138 teams · 13% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #132 — bottom 10 (of 138 teams · 6% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #95 (of 138 teams · 26% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #110 (of 138 teams · 569.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.215 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.408 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (43% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (67% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.240 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.890 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
What clusters, and what does not
One dot per team, placed by its rank within that season's division. A tight cluster is something they share; a spread is something they do not.
Mountain West, 20262026 New MexicoMountain West medianVertical position is spacing only — it carries no meaning.
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Total offense. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Scoring offense. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Total defense. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Scoring defense. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Point margin. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Turnover margin. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Possession. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1last
Returning passing. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Air Force #15 of 138; 2026 Hawai'i #56 of 138; 2026 Nevada #58 of 138; 2026 Northern Illinois #66 of 138; 2026 San José State #84 of 138; 2026 Wyoming #87 of 138; 2026 UTEP #96 of 138; 2026 UNLV #101 of 138. Marked: 2026 New Mexico, ranked 31 of 138. Mountain West median rank 66.#1last
Returning receiving. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Northern Illinois #14 of 138; 2026 Hawai'i #51 of 138; 2026 Wyoming #67 of 138; 2026 UNLV #90 of 138; 2026 Nevada #110 of 138; 2026 UTEP #117 of 138; 2026 Air Force #119 of 138; 2026 San José State #132 of 138. Marked: 2026 New Mexico, ranked 98 of 138. Mountain West median rank 98.#1last
Returning rushing. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: 2026 Air Force #33 of 138; 2026 UNLV #54 of 138; 2026 Hawai'i #67 of 138; 2026 Northern Illinois #69 of 138; 2026 Nevada #72 of 138; 2026 Wyoming #74 of 138; 2026 San José State #95 of 138; 2026 UTEP #118 of 138. Marked: 2026 New Mexico, ranked 63 of 138. Mountain West median rank 69.#1last
Team talent. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: 2026 UNLV #56 of 138; 2026 UTEP #102 of 138; 2026 San José State #110 of 138; 2026 Hawai'i #115 of 138; 2026 Nevada #118 of 138; 2026 Northern Illinois #126 of 138; 2026 Wyoming #127 of 138; 2026 North Dakota State #131 of 138; 2026 Air Force #137 of 138. Marked: 2026 New Mexico, ranked 112 of 138. Mountain West median rank 115.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Offensive EPA. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Defensive EPA. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Offensive success rate. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Defensive success rate. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Offensive explosiveness. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.#1no data for New Mexicolast
Defensive explosiveness. Mountain West, 2026, best rank first: . Marked: 2026 New Mexico, which has no value for this metric.