Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
Mountain West
Note: Team ratings withheld from publication until four Division I games played
Home field factor = 3.02 Record vs D-I teams
Season range Schedule strength Overall Conference Home Road Neutral vs 1-25 vs 26-100 vs 100+
Rank Team Rating D-I rank Max Min Rating D-I rank W L W L Streak Last 5 W L W L W L W L W L W L Highest single-game rating Lowest single-game rating
1 New Mexico 91.09 35 91.09 88.68 67.34 156 4 1 1 0 W2 4-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 vs Central Michigan 92.89 at Oklahoma 87.99
2 North Dakota State 88.39 48 91.22 87.86 66.11 161 5 0 2 0 W5 5-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 vs Jacksonville State 92.77 at Sacramento State 85.52
3 UNLV 78.55 87 80.01 74.52 76.17 88 3 2 1 0 W2 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 at Akron 85.55 at North Texas 66.83
4 Air Force 77.97 91 78.12 77.12 71.30 135 3 1 1 1 W2   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 vs North Dakota State 79.11 vs Navy 77.40
5 Nevada 74.79 110 80.11 74.40 72.85 117 1 3 0 1 L3   1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 vs Western Kentucky 85.68 at Middle Tennessee 70.33
6 San Jose State 71.21 130 73.44 70.89 73.89 108 3 2 1 0 W1 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 at USC 76.39 vs Fresno State 67.09
7 Northern Illinois 68.07 142 68.92 66.74 87.82 9 0 4 0 0 L4   0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 vs Illinois State 70.02 at Georgia State 66.34
8 Wyoming 67.07 149 67.60 64.63 73.65 111 2 3 1 1 L1 2-3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 vs Hawai'i 73.94 at Central Michigan 62.10
9 Hawai'i 65.87 152 71.21 65.87 71.40 133 1 4 0 3 L2 1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 vs New Mexico State 73.26 at Wyoming 60.69
10 UTEP 62.83 166 65.98 62.79 80.14 51 1 4 0 1 L3 1-4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 vs Texas Southern 69.18 vs Oregon State 60.84
Mountain West top performances Mountain West surprise performances Mountain West upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 New Mexico vs Central Michigan W 38 - 7  92.89 1 Nevada vs Western Kentucky W 49 - 14  11.11 1 Wyoming vs Hawai'i W 27 - 10  2.36
2 New Mexico vs UTEP W 61 - 7  92.83 2 UNLV at Akron W 38 - 10  11.03 2 Hawai'i vs New Mexico State W 29 - 19  0.25
3 North Dakota State vs Jacksonville State W 33 - 7  92.77 3 Wyoming vs Hawai'i W 27 - 10  9.32 3      
4 New Mexico at New Mexico State W 42 - 18  92.18 4 UTEP vs Texas Southern W 51 - 10  6.39 4      
5 North Dakota State vs Wyoming W 28 - 0  89.62 5 San Jose State at USC L 26 - 42  5.78 5      
6 New Mexico vs Mercyhurst W 70 - 7  88.71 6 UNLV at Hawai'i W 21 - 6  5.72 6      
7 North Dakota State vs Fordham W 38 - 0  88.48 7 North Dakota State vs Jacksonville State W 33 - 7  5.21 7      
8 New Mexico at Oklahoma L 6 - 14  87.99 8 Hawai'i vs New Mexico State W 29 - 19  4.91 8      
9 North Dakota State at Air Force W 38 - 32  87.87 9 New Mexico at New Mexico State W 42 - 18  3.50 9      
10 Nevada vs Western Kentucky W 49 - 14  85.68 10 Northern Illinois vs Illinois State L 24 - 28  3.28 10      
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Mountain West projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 New Mexico 6 2 9 3
2 North Dakota State 6 2 10 2
3 UNLV 5 3 7 5
4 Air Force 5 3 7 5
5 San Jose State 4 4 6 7
6 Nevada 3 5 5 7
7 Northern Illinois 3 5 3 9
8 Wyoming 3 5 5 7
9 Hawai'i 2 6 3 9
10 UTEP 2 6 3 9