Mountain West
2023 · through CFP Finals
Mountain West was the 6th-ranked FBS conference in 2023 by average FanBoardHQ CFP rankings, with 0 teams in the top 25. Wyoming led the conference, ranked 42nd in the FanBoardHQ CFP.
Projected Standings
Every member ordered by projected conference win total — per-game win probabilities combined across each team’s conference schedule. Click any column to re-sort.
| Team | Efficiency rank | SOR rank | Conf. sched. rank | Overall record | Conf. record | Proj. conf. wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 43 | 58 | 11 | 8-6 | 7-2 | 7.0 |
| San José State | 59 | 67 | 4 | 7-6 | 6-2 | 6.0 |
| UNLV | 56 | 48 | 12 | 9-5 | 6-3 | 6.0 |
| Air Force | 51 | 47 | 2 | 9-4 | 5-3 | 5.0 |
| Wyoming | 62 | 35 | 3 | 9-4 | 5-3 | 5.0 |
| Fresno State | 68 | 49 | 6 | 9-4 | 4-4 | 4.0 |
| Utah State | 104 | 88 | 8 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 4.0 |
| Colorado State | 103 | 97 | 5 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 3.0 |
| Hawai'i | 119 | 102 | 9 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 3.0 |
| Nevada | 128 | 131 | 10 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 2.0 |
| New Mexico | 114 | 108 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 2.0 |
| San Diego State | 107 | 107 | 7 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 2.0 |
Head-to-head Schedule Comparison
Read a column top to bottom for that team’s full conference schedule — opponents (the rows) are ordered by projected conference wins, so you can see whether a team drew more of the top or the bottom of the league. Cell shade = margin; click a result for the game breakdown, a “Wk N” cell for the matchup projection.
Conference win total projections
Probability of each final conference win total, from per-game win probabilities combined across the schedule. Darker green = more likely; each team’s single most likely total is in bold.
| Team | 0 wins | 1 win | 2 wins | 3 wins | 4 wins | 5 wins | 6 wins | 7 wins | 8 wins | 9 wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| San José State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| UNLV | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Air Force | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Wyoming | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Fresno State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Utah State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Colorado State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Hawai'i | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| Nevada | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| New Mexico | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| San Diego State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
Every model rank
Where each member sits in every FanBoardHQ model. Default order is projected conference wins; click any column to re-sort. Pass/Rush Eff blend EPA/play, success rate, and yards/play, standardized over the FBS field.
| Offensive Eff | Defensive Eff | Overall Efficiency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Pass O Eff | Rush O Eff | Total Off Eff | Pass D Eff | Rush D Eff | Total Def Eff | Overall Eff |
| Boise State | 35 | 7 | 29 | 79 | 58 | 52 | 43 |
| San José State | 44 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 81 | 86 | 59 |
| UNLV | 41 | 61 | 33 | 132 | 27 | 88 | 56 |
| Air Force | 132 | 38 | 41 | 89 | 51 | 65 | 51 |
| Wyoming | 55 | 44 | 81 | 76 | 38 | 49 | 62 |
| Fresno State | 61 | 98 | 63 | 93 | 41 | 78 | 68 |
| Utah State | 86 | 31 | 86 | 88 | 131 | 122 | 104 |
| Colorado State | 72 | 136 | 113 | 96 | 82 | 90 | 103 |
| Hawai'i | 111 | 120 | 108 | 130 | 113 | 125 | 119 |
| Nevada | 134 | 128 | 132 | 114 | 128 | 120 | 128 |
| New Mexico | 43 | 37 | 49 | 137 | 122 | 132 | 114 |
| San Diego State | 96 | 96 | 115 | 98 | 135 | 97 | 107 |
Compare teams
Pick up to three teams to compare their strengths across every model.
Further from center = better (FBS percentile).
Quadrant records
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 5-1 | 8-6 |
| San José State | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 6-0 | 7-6 |
| UNLV | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 8-0 | 9-5 |
| Air Force | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 7-2 | 9-4 |
| Wyoming | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 9-4 |
| Fresno State | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Utah State | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 6-7 |
| Colorado State | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 5-7 |
| Hawai'i | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 5-8 |
| Nevada | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2-5 | 2-10 |
| New Mexico | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4-8 |
| San Diego State | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 4-8 |
Weekly GameScore Efficiency Rating
Each team's single-game GameScore, week by week — points better (or worse) than an average team, opponent-adjusted. Green = strong, red = weak, centered at 0. Click a week header to rank that week’s performances, or a cell for that game.
| Team | Week 0 | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | -2.8 | 3.9 | 6.4 | -4.6 | 1.9 | 6.5 | -5.5 | 23.8 | -3.4 | 12.1 | 22.4 | 9.7 | 27.2 | ||
| San José State | -22.2 | 10.9 | -2.2 | -23.9 | 2.1 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 20.3 | 27.4 | 0.8 | 9.5 | ||||
| UNLV | 8.5 | -5.5 | -12.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 13.4 | -7.4 | -5.3 | 28.2 | 16.8 | 10.8 | -5.4 | -18.0 | ||
| Air Force | 7.6 | -3.4 | 14.1 | 29.5 | 24.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 13.3 | -27.1 | -30.1 | -4.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Wyoming | 8.2 | -0.7 | 1.7 | -0.3 | -8.4 | 2.4 | -0.4 | -17.0 | -3.7 | -14.4 | 22.2 | 11.2 | |||
| Fresno State | 4.2 | -17.2 | 26.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | -3.8 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | -29.3 | -26.4 | -24.2 | |||
| Utah State | -7.5 | 17.6 | -19.5 | -1.8 | -13.3 | 4.9 | -11.3 | -16.2 | -6.5 | -0.0 | -24.8 | -8.8 | |||
| Colorado State | -25.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -6.0 | -23.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | -18.7 | -5.5 | -11.4 | -14.0 | -14.5 | |||
| Hawai'i | -10.3 | -27.8 | 1.2 | -12.4 | -6.3 | -16.7 | -19.3 | -40.5 | -34.1 | -7.0 | 18.4 | -37.7 | -10.3 | ||
| Nevada | -20.7 | -29.9 | 3.5 | -22.7 | -23.5 | -31.4 | -1.3 | -13.3 | -29.1 | -29.7 | -15.6 | -31.6 | |||
| New Mexico | -30.1 | 3.9 | -18.7 | -17.1 | -5.9 | -28.5 | 10.5 | -21.5 | -41.4 | -19.7 | 10.5 | -14.8 | |||
| San Diego State | 1.2 | -22.8 | -17.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 | -31.0 | -6.5 | -29.3 | -13.0 | -8.1 | -9.2 | 12.5 |